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"The obvious abuse of the sedition law to silence @placeholder should be the case that prompts the abolition of this law."
New Delhi (CNN) -- An Indian cartoonist charged with sedition over images critical of the government has been released on bail, his lawyer said Wednesday. Aseem Trivedi had originally refused to seek bail and wanted the charges dropped, but changed his mind after receiving assurances from authorities that they would be reviewed, Vijay Hiremath said. In comments after his release, televised from outside the jailhouse, the satirist vowed to continue his campaign against the country's colonial-era law on sedition. "This fight will continue until 124A is repealed," he said, holding a microphone. Arrest of 'toilet' cartoonist triggers free speech debate in India @highlight NEW: Indian cartoonist Aseem Trivedi leaves jail on bail @highlight Trivedi had originally refused to apply for bail, wanted sedition charge dropped @highlight Cartoons attacked perceived corruption in India's political system @highlight HRW urged authorities to drop the charges and repeal the law
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Fawcett's story -- which Stewart also chronicled in her book "My Journey With @placeholder" -- is about a woman fighting to live against mounting odds of a spreading cancer.
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Farrah Fawcett's death a year ago was the top story for only a few hours, quickly eclipsed by shocking news that Michael Jackson had died. Jackson arrived in an ambulance at UCLA Medical Center three miles away and just three hours after Fawcett was pronounced dead at another hospital on June 25, 2009. "It was such an odd coincidence that she and Michael Jackson should die just within hours of each other," Fawcett's closest friend, Alana Stewart, said. "It's just amazing that something like that could happen." Fawcett might have "gotten a smile about the attention being off her," Stewart said @highlight Michael Jackson's death hours later overshadowed Fawcett's @highlight Friend said Farrah would have smiled about coincidence @highlight Farrah Fawcett Foundation supports alternative cancer treatments @highlight Actress hoped her cancer battle would inspire others
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Some of the @placeholder officials had flown in for the meetings, which included security experts.
(CNN) -- Egyptian authorities have charged seven Coptic Christians living in the United States and a Florida pastor with insulting Islam and inciting sectarian strife for their alleged links to an online video that has enraged much of the Muslim world. Egypt's public prosecutor announced the charges Tuesday, the latest development in the deadly backlash against the low-budget, amateurish 14-minute movie trailer produced privately in the United States and posted on YouTube. The clip from "The Innocence of Muslims" mocks the Muslim Prophet Mohammed as a womanizer, child molester and killer. Belief: Controversy shines light on Coptic Christianity "Innocence of Muslims" was an obscure Internet video until September 11, when rioters, seizing on it, breached the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. Protesters also attacked the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, killing U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. @highlight NEW: Head of Media for Christ said he was duped by filmmaker @highlight U.S., Libyan officials discuss what happened in Benghazi @highlight Egypt charges maker of anti-Islamic film, seven others @highlight Al Qaeda urges killing of U.S. government representatives across Muslim lands
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But @placeholder argues that the official copy actually isn't as easy to read as the electronic version, which has the same information and comes in color.
Surabaya, Indonesia (CNN)AirAsia officials didn't pick up weather reports ahead of Flight QZ8501's crash in person -- something that doesn't mean the airline violated any policies but could mean it missed an opportunity for meteorologists to detail potentially dangerous conditions face-to-face, Indonesia's official weather service told CNN. Yunus Subagyo Swarinoto, deputy director for meteorology at the weather agency BMKG, said, "Based on our records, there was no AirAsia flight operation officer that directly collected the flight document." This practice appears to be common for AirAsia, according to BMKG Station Chief Blucher Doloksaribu. CNN did not see AirAsia listed in entries for a logbook running from December 31 to January 6, for instance. @highlight Two officials at Surabaya's airport reassigned, pending investigation @highlight Records show there were fresh batteries in at least one locator beacon @highlight AirAsia's crew got the weather report electronically, not in person
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"@placeholder will be further isolated from the international community after this launch," a statement from the presidential Blue House said.
Hong Kong (CNN) -- North Korea's neighbors have condemned the secretive nation's launch of a long-range rocket, with Seoul calling the launch a "challenge and threat" to stability on the Korean peninsula and the world at large. The rocket passed close to the territory of Japan and South Korea, but both have refrained from any retaliation. Japan said it did not take any action to destroy what it termed "a missile," which passed over its territory near the island of Okinawa, and had not seen any signs of damage. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said the launch was "extremely regrettable." @highlight Japan and South Korea decry North Korean rocket launch @highlight NEW: China regrets launch and urges calm @highlight Beijing seen as having most leverage over North Korea @highlight How China responds to new initiatives will be key
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This is unfortunate, as one of the things @placeholder has given me is that escape."
Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort will no longer allow visitors with disabilities instant access to rides, starting next month, in an attempt to reduce abuse of the policy. Under the current policy, Disney visitors can get a guest assistance card that grants quicker access to rides, often entering through exit doors to bypass the main lines. There were widespread reports of able-bodied people abusing the policy. Some wealthy park visitors were hiring disabled people to pretend to be family members so they could skip lines, the New York Post reported in May. Social researcher Wednesday Martin learned about the practice while researching a book about New York's Park Avenue elite, the Post reported. "It really is happening," Martin told CNN's "Starting Point" in May. @highlight Able-bodied people were reportedly using Disney's disability policy @highlight Disney can't require that people prove their disability @highlight The new policy won't allow almost immediate access to the rides
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The reference to last year's vote by the Republican-led House signals @placeholder confidence that Boehner's lawsuit announced on Thursday night will fail in court.
White House officials are scratching their heads over the decision by Republicans to sue President Barack Obama over his decision to delay a requirement in the health care law for businesses to provide coverage to employees. That's because, as one senior administration official pointed out on Friday, those same lawmakers voted to do the exact same thing at virtually the exact same time -- defer until 2015 the part of Obamacare known as the employer mandate. House Speaker John Boehner justified last July's vote, held days after the Obama administration action, as a repudiation of the executive decision to alter a major part of the politically-charged law just months before it was put into practice. @highlight The White House is puzzled by the focus of a GOP lawsuit against President Obama @highlight The challenge centers on the Obamacare employer mandate delay @highlight Obama acted on his own last summer, but House Republicans also voted to defer it for a year @highlight So do they have a case? House Speaker John Boehner says they do, despite the House vote
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That's when @placeholder the puppy started digging nearby and spotted another bone, which appeared to be a leg as well.
Authorities say a puppy taking a walk on a Massachusetts beach with its owner uncovered a human bone, which led to the discovery of several others. Bill Barrett of Newbury was walking his chocolate Labrador retriever named Tessa Saturday morning on Plum Island Beach when the puppy made an unusual discovery. Barrett says a woman looking through debris on the beach initially found the remains. Scroll down for video Gruesome: Bill Barrett (right) of Newbury, Massachusetts was walking his dog Tessa (left) Saturday morning when the chocolate Labrador retriever puppy uncovered a human leg bone on a local beach Beach closed: Police shut down the beach and recovered even more remains. They are now seeking to identify the bones @highlight Bill Barrett of Newbury, Massachusetts was walking his puppy Saturday morning when they uncovered the remains @highlight Police shut down the beach and later found more bones, which they are currently seeking to identify
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Fitting in: The two supercars drive in front of @placeholder alongside other more normal cars and taxis on the road
By Mark Duell PUBLISHED: 08:29 EST, 2 January 2013 | UPDATED: 08:48 EST, 15 August 2013 Sliding around corners as they weave their way through one of Britain's most exclusive areas, these are the rich Arab playboys who visit London every summer to show off their flashy wheels. But residents of Knightsbridge, central London - which has an average house price of £3.6million and is home to Harrods - say the drivers from the Gulf region are ‘a manifestation of too much-ness’. The petrol-heads and their motors are cheered on by camera-carrying youngsters, known as the Carparrazzi, but are hated by a number of furious residents who claim their lives are being ruined. @highlight Locals in exclusive area say drivers are 'a manifestation of too much-ness' @highlight Motorists known as 'Gulfies' on holiday for three months from Gulf region @highlight Panda Morgan-Thomas leading campaign to clamp down on unruly driving @highlight She's 'inundated' with complaints from residents who can't sleep at night @highlight Millionaire Boy Racers will be broadcast on Channel 4 at 10pm on January 3, 2012
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the other, which was presumably taken the day after, @placeholder's face
The 40-year-old man accused of attacking V.Stiviano in a racist assault which left her face severely bruised intends to deny the charges, his lawyer has said. Dominick Diorio made a brief court appearance on Wednesday and was released without bail. He did not speak to waiting reporters but his attorney David Scott Smith said he expects the allegations to 'begin to fail' as soon as they are examined with more scrutiny. He went on to accuse Stiviano of inventing the attack in order to gain publicity or to 'keep her name in the spotlight'. 'Simply put, a credible victim of a crime does not have her attorney call the press before she calls the police,' said Smith. @highlight Dominick Diorio, 40, was celebrating his birthday with friends when V.Stiviano claims he attacked her @highlight It allegedly happened outside Manhattan's Gansevoort Hotel on Sunday @highlight He was arrested and charged with assault and a hate crime but the charges were reduced to third-degree assault on Wednesday @highlight He faces a year in jail over the clash @highlight V. Stiviano's lawyers claim Diorio called Stiviano a 'n***** b****' and repeatedly punched her in the face as she got into a taxi @highlight MailOnline yesterday published exclusive photographs of V.Stiviano's bruised face after the attack @highlight Diorio's lawyer denied the allegations and said that Stiviano only made the claims to keep her name in the spotlight
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While the average @placeholder home is around 2600 square feet, the typical small or tiny house is around 100-400 square feet.
A couple has given up their life in California to embark on a transcontinental journey across the U.S. and Canada--all while hauling their home, a 125-square-foot house, behind them. Guillaume Dutilh and Jenna Spesard spent a year building their tiny home before leaving Los Angeles behind to start a life on the road. Now, the couple and their dog Salies are 10,000 miles and 25 states into the trek they've dubbed Tiny House Giant Journey. Scroll down for video Tiny House Giant Journey: Guillaume Dutilh and Jenna Spesard spent a year building their tiny home before leaving Los Angeles behind to start a life on the road in a transcontinental trek they've dubbed Tiny House Giant Journey @highlight Guillaume Dutilh and Jenna Spesard spent a year building their tiny home before leaving Los Angeles behind to start a life on the road @highlight The couple had traveled through 25 states and clocked 10,000 miles in the first five months of their trip @highlight They are documenting their travels on a blog they've branded--along with the little home--as Tiny House, Giant Journey
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For its part, @placeholder almost didn't get the name it bears today.
(AOL Autos) -- With car companies going in into bankruptcy and shedding famous names left and right, it's important to remember that today's automotive titans started out as tiny startups, not unlike Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. General Motors was almost called International Motors Co. Names like Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Toyota and Porsche call to mind the huge corporate successes of the past and the great automotive families that survive today. But behind every brand name, there is a flesh-and-blood inventor, entrepreneur or industrialist. Most of the time, they gave their name to the companies. And that fame was often about all they ended up with. @highlight David Buick invented the overhead valve engine, founded Buick Motor Car Co. @highlight Fearless race car driver Louis Chevrolet's name stuck for its musical lilt @highlight The Henry Ford Company fired its namesake who later started Ford Motor Co. @highlight Toyota name came from the Toyoda loom works in Kariya, Japan
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Even, perhaps, the cancer that has caused @placeholder so much grief.
(CNN) -- Michael Douglas made news recently by discussing, rather candidly, the possible cause of his throat cancer. Specifically, he told The Guardian that his disease could be caused by oral sex, which could have exposed him to human papillomavirus. Douglas clarified his comments later. But it is inevitable that debate would follow: HPV -- and the vaccine that is meant to prevent infection -- are surprisingly controversial. Human papillomavirus is the main cause of cervical cancer in women. Such cancer still causes the death of 4,000 women each year in the United States. It's estimated that about 15,000 HPV-associated cancers could be prevented each year by the vaccine. HPV is, unfortunately, often transmitted through sexual activity. It's the cause of genital warts, and it's an extremely common sexually transmitted infection. @highlight Aaron Carroll: In interview, Michael Douglas says throat cancer may be linked to oral sex @highlight Carroll: Whether or not it was the cause, story points up need for boys also to get HPV vaccine @highlight He says a slew of cancers affecting men, women are linked to sexually transmitted HPV @highlight Carroll: Kids have sex younger, and vaccine can help protect them from cancer
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Mr Mockett's inquest heard that noone in @placeholder has been brought to justice for his death
By Chris Parsons PUBLISHED: 01:08 EST, 29 June 2012 | UPDATED: 01:08 EST, 29 June 2012 Respected: David Mockett stood up to 'bully boys' he suspected of fraudulently claiming they had been attacked A British marine expert blown up in a car bomb attack was murdered by a fraud gang who had claimed Somali pirates attacked their ship, an inquest heard yesterday. David Mockett, 65, was working for a shipping company when he died in a car bomb explosion in Yemen almost a year ago. His death was ordered by a gang running a scam making fraudulent insurance claims for ships apparently attacked by Somali pirates, the hearing was told. @highlight David Mockett died in car bomb explosion in Yemen last year @highlight Inquest hears he was targeted by fraud gang who falsely claimed their ship was attacked by pirates @highlight Marine expert died because he stood up to 'bully boy' gang, hearing told
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@placeholder's reforms set off a series of seismic changes, starting in the countryside with the disbanding of the people's communes.
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China in 1978 was stranded at a political crossroad. It was just emerging from the chaos of the Cultural Revolution and the death of Chairman Mao. Deng Xiaoping had emerged as the new leader, but Mao's dogma remained deep-rooted and seemingly immutable. In and outside the Communist Party, a debate raged: Where to, China? CNN Beijing Bureau Chief Jaime FlorCruz worked on a farm in China's Hunan province during the 1970s. On December 18, 1978, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping gave his answer. In a Communist Party meeting in Beijing that day, the political elite adopted Deng's pragmatic program and launched economic reforms. New China was born. @highlight China has undergone a radical makeover in the 30 years since Deng's reforms @highlight CNN's Jaime FlorCruz remembers China as being poor and isolated @highlight Beijing has transformed from quiet neighborhoods to a city of skyscrapers @highlight Deng disbanded communes, opened Special Economic Zones, touted capitalism
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@placeholder, seeded seventh, made a dreadful start to the contest and fell 4-0 behind before finally winning a game.
(CNN) -- Maria Sharapova was forced to call on all her resilience to ensure her place in the semifinals of the French Open Tuesday. The World No.8 endured a nightmare opening set, losing it 6-1 to Spain's Garbine Muguruza, before launching an impressive fightback. Sharapova, who was beaten in last year's final, won the second set 7-5 before taking the decider 6-1. The Russian, who won at Roland Garros in 2012, will now face Canada's rising star Eugenie Bouchard. "I came across a player playing with such confidence and I knew it was going to be a tough match," Sharapova told the WTA website. @highlight Maria Sharapova through to semifinals of French Open @highlight Sharapova defeated Garbine Muguruza 1-6 7-5 6-1 @highlight Russian will face Eugenie Bouchard in last four @highlight Novak Djokovic to take on Ernests Gulbis
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CNN timed a handful of passengers going through one machine at the @placeholder checkpoint Friday.
The Transportation Security Administration is unveiling new technology this month at several airports aimed at verifying boarding passes and IDs of passengers. A total of 30 machines from three different companies will be tested at Dulles International Airport near Washington, George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and the San Juan airport in Puerto Rico. Dulles received the first of the machines and began rolling them out Wednesday. "We feel that this technology is a step up from the current technology we are using today," said Domenic Bianchini, director of TSA's checkpoint technology. Each company's machine looks different, has different software and uses different algorithms, but for passengers they all operate in a similar way. @highlight The pilot program is aimed at verifying boarding passes and IDs of passengers @highlight Dulles airport is the first of three airports to get the machines @highlight The program will also be tested in Houston and San Juan @highlight The devices are designed to check documents in a "matter of seconds," TSA official says
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'Natural born killers': Miranda Barbour (left), 18, and her 22-year-old husband, Elytte (right) are seen in handcuffs after being arrested in connection to the 'thrill killing' of @placeholder last month
By Aaron Sharp and Snejana Farberov and Ashley Collman PUBLISHED: 23:00 EST, 8 December 2013 | UPDATED: 04:18 EST, 9 December 2013 The Pennsylvania man who was lured on Craigslist by a young couple who wanted to commit a murder together, was still alive as they searched for a place to dump his body. Miranda Barbour, 18, told police that Troy LaFerrara, a 42-year-old married man, was still alive - 'choking and gasping for air' - after she stabbed him 20 times. Initially, Miranda told police that she killed La Ferrara in self-defense after he started to grope her. But her 22-year-old husband Elytte Barbour gave police a different story, saying they conspired to kill a stranger together, and he helped hold La Ferrara down while his wife wielded the knife. @highlight Miranda Barbour, 18, arranged to meet married engineer Troy LaFerrara in parking lot for sex @highlight Her husband, 22-year-old Elytte Barbour, was hiding under blanket in backseat and waiting for a signal @highlight Police say Elytte strangled LaFerrara with a cord while his wife repeatedly knifed him @highlight But LaFerrara was still alive as the couple drove around searching for a place to dump his body @highlight Couple later washed blood from the car and drive to a strip club to celebrate Elytte Barbour's birthday
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Kerry was being interviewed as part of a series on the influence of the assassination, and though he was a college student at the time, the former presidential candidate did have a connection to the @placeholder family.
John Kerry has revealed that he does not believe that President Kennedy's assassin worked alone as the government claimed in their official finding. The Secretary of State added more credibility to conspiracy theories surrounding the former president's death by becoming one of the highest-ranking politicians to openly admit to being suspicious of the official finding. 'To this day, I have serious doubts that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone,' Kerry told NBC's Tom Brokaw in an interview timed with the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's death. Suspect: Secretary of State John Kerry said that he believes that an outside force- possibly in the Soviet Union or Cuba- influenced Lee Harvey Oswald's decision to kill President Kennedy @highlight Secretary of State John Kerry thinks that the shooter was influenced @highlight Suggests it has something to do with the time Oswald spent in the Soviet Union and his connections to communist sympathizers @highlight Does not support the 'grassy knoll' theory or the idea that the CIA was involved
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The "Basic Economy" bare-bones coach fares will be available on domestic routes, and they're already available in some areas where Delta competes with deep discounter @placeholder.
(CNN) -- No advanced seat selection, no changes or refunds. Sound like Spirit Airlines? Nope. It's Delta Air Lines' new "Basic Economy" fare, part of the airline's new five-fare class of pricing starting March 1. No longer content to just offer first-class and coach-cabin seating, Delta is splitting its aircraft into five fare classes. Travelers who want more than "Basic Economy" will pay more -- Delta's not saying yet how much more -- although that's already the reality for many travelers. Passengers who are willing to pay to change their flights and check their bags -- so-called ancillary fees -- helped 26 passenger U.S. airlines turn a net profit of $12.7 billion in 2013, up from a profit of $98 million in 2012. @highlight Delta's new fare structure will offer five in-flight experiences @highlight The bare-bones economy fare doesn't include advance seat selection or allow changes @highlight The fanciest first-class fare includes access to airline lounge and chef-curated menus @highlight The plan takes effect March 1
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Covered-up: @placeholder was swathed in an all-black ensemble, including a cap on top of a large scarf wrapped around her head and chest
By Jade Watkins He only just landed back in Sydney after a trip to Dubai, and radio shock jock Kyle Sandilands is already in hot water. The 43-year-old was stopped for speeding by police on his way back from the airport to his St. Ives mansion on Monday morning. The Kiis 1065 host admitted to his listeners on his breakfast show that he broke the law, telling them he was going 20kms over the 60km speed limit, according to the Daily Telegraph. In hot water: Kyle Sandilands was stopped by police for speeding on Monday morning. The shock jock was travelling 20kms over the 60km limit the same day he had arrived in Sydney after a week in Dubai @highlight Shock jock pulled over by police on Monday for speeding @highlight Reported that the Kyle And Jackie O Show host was doing 20kms over the 60km limit @highlight Could face a possible $435 fine and lose up to four points from his licence @highlight Kyle just returned from a week-long trip to Dubai with girlfriend Imogen
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By contrast, @placeholder was at his irrepressible best, and set up by Xavi on 17 minutes made no mistake with a chipped finish.
(CNN) -- Lionel Messi scored twice as European champions Barcelona secured the Club World Cup with a 4-0 rout of Brazil's Santos in Yokohama Sunday. Messi opened Barcelona's account and added their fourth and final goal in a one-sided match against their South American counterparts. Xavi and Cesc Fabregas scored their other goals in a first-half which saw Pep Guardiola's men 3-0 ahead and in total control. It is their second Club World Cup title after 2009 and the 13th trophy won since Guardiola took charge at the Camp Nou in 2008. "We've got a core of very talented players and the secret of our success is simple," he told the official FIFA website. @highlight Barcelona beat Santos 4-0 in Club World Cup final in Japan @highlight Lionel Messi scores twice for European champions @highlight Xavi and Cesc Fabregas also on target in one-sided final @highlight Al Sadd beat Kashiwa Reysol in third-place playoff
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@placeholder posed for a picture with 'the biggest surprise of his life', the nude portrait of Bea Arthur that he said Jimmy Kimmel bought for him as a surprise
By David Mccormack and Meghan Keneally PUBLISHED: 19:43 EST, 24 May 2013 | UPDATED: 23:00 EST, 24 May 2013 Jimmy Kimmel has denied spending nearly $2million on a topless painting of the late Golden Girls actress Bea Arthur after his comedian friend posted a picture of himself holding the portrait and thanking Kimmel for the 'generous' gift. 'Biggest surprise of my life. Thank you @jimmykimmel - the most generous guy in the world! #BeaArthur,' comedian Jeffrey Ross wrote as the picture caption. While he did not formally confirm that he was the one to pay the pricey sum for the picture, Kimmel's response comes as a certain declaration- one that he ultimately overturned. @highlight The painting of the former 'Golden Girl' was called sexist and misogynistic when first unveiled in the early 90s @highlight Christie's had hoped the painting might sell for as much as $2.5m in auction @highlight Kimmel outed as buyer after he gave it to his friend, comedian Jeff Ross, who posted a 'thank you' shout out on Twitter
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@placeholder may have been one striker to pass Allardyce by but the Hammers have their own prolific forward back for this weekend.
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce passed up the opportunity to sign Swansea forward Wilfried Bony - with Andy Carroll brought in instead. Allardyce revealed he had been scouting Bony when the Ivory Coast international was in prolific form at Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem in 2013 but a move never materialised as he was able to strike a deal with Liverpool to sign Carroll on a permanent basis instead. Bony completed a move to the Swans and has been in scintillating form, scoring more Premier League goals in the calender year than any other player. West Ham manager Sam Allardyce said the club turned down the chance to sign Wilfried Bony (above) @highlight Sam Allardyce admitted he was interested in signing Wilfried Bony @highlight West Ham boss said club couldn't afford deal after signing Andy Carroll @highlight Swansea face West Ham on Sunday in Barclays Premier League @highlight Bony is the top scorer in the Premier League in 2014
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'We bear no ill-will towards Mr @placeholder and we wish him well.
Leeds have been served with a winding-up petition for unpaid fees dating back to when the club was owned by Ken Bates. Leeds-based law firm Ford & Warren has filed the petition for unpaid fees - reported to be around £150,000 - on behalf of former club director Melvyn Levi. The case is scheduled to be heard at Leeds Combined Court on January 13. Bates, 82, sold Leeds to Bahrain-based investment firm Gulf Finance House Capital in December 2012 and the club changed ownership again in April this year when Italian businessman Massimo Cellino completed his takeover. Leeds owner Massimo Cellino faces a winding-up petition of £150,000 from law firm Ford & Warren Solicitors @highlight The High Court have served the Elland Road club a winding-up petition @highlight Law firm Ford & Warren Solicitors report they are owed substantially @highlight Unpaid fees date back at least two years ago when Ken Bates was in charge @highlight Petition is set to be heard in a Leeds court on January 13
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There were at least five separate attacks in the Iraqi capital, with one, the roadside bombing of an @placeholder police patrol, resulting in the death of two people.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Just days after the U.S. military formally handed authority of Baghdad's "Green Zone" over to the Iraqis, the new American Embassy opened in Baghdad. The American flag is raised at Monday's dedication ceremony for the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Situated on the banks of the Tigris river, one mile south of Saddam Hussein's Republican Palace -- U.S. headquarters in Baghdad since 2003 -- the new embassy opened early Monday afternoon in a closely controlled ceremony that included Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, and Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte. "The return of the Republican Palace to the government of Iraq last Thursday and the raising of the flag over a new embassy four days later are potent symbols of this record of achievement," Negroponte said during his opening ceremony speech Monday. @highlight New U.S. Embassy in Baghdad opens days after "Green Zone" control given to Iraqis @highlight New embassy covers 104 acres and is the largest in the world @highlight As U.S. military presence ramps down, other aspects will ramp up, envoy says @highlight Price tag for 27-building complex is at least $592 million
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@placeholder is a thinly drawn character, just someone who needs to survive, but Johansson vividly conveys the initial terror of her dire circumstances before shifting into the calculating, almost robotic mode of an alien being flicking away mere mortals.
(EW.com) -- Three years ago, director Luc Besson tried to do prestige, directing an Oscar-bait biopic about Burmese political dissident Aung San Suu Kyi titled "The Lady." It didn't work out for anyone, but at least Besson is back where he clearly feels more at home: stylized violence punctuated by surreal chaos. In "Lucy," Scarlett Johansson plays an American party girl studying in Taiwan who is kidnapped and forced to be a drug mule for an Asian gangster (Choi Min-Sik). But when the pouch of mysterious blue crystals ruptures in her gut—following a savage beating—the wonder drug begins to expand her human potential at an alarming rate. First, she's transformed into a sexy Jason Bourne, out for revenge. Then she becomes Neo, a superhero with near omnipotence. And her ultimate destiny, before the high can wear off, might be complete transcendence. @highlight Scarlett Johansson stars in the film @highlight It's directed by Luc Besson @highlight There is genuine bizarro excitement
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She said it was widely understood that @placeholder and Obama spoke about Cuba when they met March 27 at the Vatican.
The crucial role played by Pope Francis in bringing Cuba and the United States together signals that history's first Latin American pope has no qualms about putting the Holy See on the front lines of diplomacy, especially for a cause it has long championed. The Vatican said on Wednesday that Francis wrote to President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro in recent months and invited them to resolve their differences over humanitarian issues, including prisoners. In addition, the Vatican hosted U.S. and Cuban delegations in October 'and provided its good offices to facilitate a constructive dialogue on delicate matters, resulting in solutions acceptable to both parties,' the Vatican said. @highlight Pope Francis wrote to President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro in recent months and invited them to resolve their differences @highlight The Vatican hosted U.S. and Cuban delegations in October 'and provided its good offices to facilitate a constructive dialogue on delicate matters' @highlight Perhaps coincidentally, the announcement was made on Francis' 78th birthday, and Vatican officials had said to expect a 'surprise' later in the day
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@placeholder finished a dismal fourth overall this season, their first since 1993 without a race victory, and will hope the arrival of Vettel will signal a return to their glory days.
Four-time Formula One world champions Sebastian Vettel visited Red Bull Racing's factory in Milton Keynes to say his goodbyes having joined rivals Ferrari for next season. The 27-year-old visited their base to make a speech to staff and thank those who made his four consecutive world titles victories between 2010-13 possible. Vettel took time out to chat with members of staff at the team factory and signed numerous autographs, having announced his departure towards the end of last season when he relinquished his title to Lewis Hamilton. Four-time Formula One world champions Sebastian Vettel in front of Red Bull's impressive trophy cabinet @highlight The four-time world champion has signed a three-year deal with Ferrari @highlight Sebastian Vettel visited Red Bull Racing's base to say his goodbyes @highlight The German driver spent three days at Ferrari's factory last weekend @highlight Vettel completed nearly 100 laps of the Fiorano test circuit on Monday
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Prosecutors say Bibi, a 45-year-old field worker, insulted the @placeholder after she got into a heated argument with Muslim co-workers who refused to drink from a bucket of water she had touched because she is not Muslim.
Islambad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Two prominent Pakistani Muslim leaders threatened Wednesday to call for nationwide protests if the president pardons a Christian woman sentenced to death for insulting the Muslim prophet Mohammed. "If the president pardons Asia Bibi, we will raise our voices across the country until he is forced to take his decision back," nationally known mufti Muneer Ur Rehman said. Hafiz Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer, a leading cleric in Lahore, said pardoning the woman would be "criminal negligence" and would cause inter-religious tension. Punjab Gov. Salman Taseer told CNN Tuesday that President Asif Ali Zardari would pardon Bibi if the High Court did not grant her request for mercy. @highlight NEW: Two Muslim leaders warn of protests if President Zardari frees Asia Bibi @highlight She was sentenced to death for insulting Islam's Prophet Mohammed @highlight Presidential spokeswoman: Pakistan is committed to protecting religious minorities @highlight A provincial governor has said the president is expected to pardon Bibi
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Merok Park, which had the same owners as @placeholder, was given a clean bill of health in January last year, even though families said it was a ‘hovel’ and neighbours reported screaming to the police.
The families of two frail and elderly pensioners who died after being urgently moved from their troubled care homes have today criticised the Government's watchdog for the rushed closures. After more than a month of the authorities refusing to identify Alfred Dodd and Winifred Lake, their names were today revealed. The 85 and 91-year-old died days after they were evacuated from private care homes Merok Park in Surrey and nearby Grantley Court in Sutton, respectively. Their families fear the sudden closures caused the dementia sufferers unnecessary stress and anxiety. They want to know why a damning inspection report from health watchdogs went unpublished for eight months. @highlight Pensioners who died following bungled care home closures finally named @highlight Officials refused to reveal 85-year-old Alfred Dodd's name and how he died @highlight He died less than 48 hours after he was moved from Merok Park care home @highlight Winifred Lake, 91, died after stressful move from Grantley Court care home @highlight Families have questioned why the sudden closures were rushed by CQC @highlight Coroner, the local council, police and the NHS refused to name the pair @highlight Residents left shivering as Merok Park shut and ambulances did not arrive @highlight Damning inspection report from watchdogs went unpublished for 8 months @highlight But inquests have not been opened into the tragic pairs' deaths
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as the officers were helping the supposed victims, @placeholder slipped out of a
Estrada spoke of the moment he returned to find Figoski unresponsive and on a stretcher By Jill Reilly PUBLISHED: 12:20 EST, 29 January 2013 | UPDATED: 16:22 EST, 29 January 2013 An NYPD detective wept in court as he described chasing down a suspected cop-killer only to return to the crime scene and find his partner dying from a gunshot wound to the face Glenn Estrada was chasing Lamont Pride after he allegedly murdered policeman Peter Figoski during a botched robbery in December 2011. But today in court Estrada spoke of the moment he returned to find Figoski unresponsive and on a stretcher. @highlight Glenn Estrada was chasing Lamont Pride after he allegedly murdered his policeman Peter Figoski during a botched robbery in December 2011 @highlight Estrada spoke of the moment he returned to find Figoski unresponsive and on a stretcher
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Revelations of @placeholder spying even contributed to President Obama's approval rating sinking to a new low.
(CNN) -- On Monday, the world's leading technology companies, including Google and Microsoft, published an open letter to President Obama and Congress demanding reform of U.S. privacy laws to restore the public's "trust in the Internet." This comes after what seems like an endless series of revelations about government surveillance from the secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Let's start with the latest: American and British spies have gone into online fantasy games to snoop on players, and to see if any militants are communicating with each other dressed as elves or gnomes. Last week, the Washington Post reported that the National Security Agency is "collecting billions of records a day to track the location of mobile phone users around the world." And we learned recently that the NSA hacked fiber-optic cables and infected 50,000 networks with malware. @highlight The world's leading tech companies asked President Obama to reform privacy laws @highlight Casey Oppenheim: The scale of Big Brother spying is beyond our imagination @highlight He says even those who have nothing to hide want to regain some control of their privacy @highlight Oppenheim: In this atmosphere of anxiety, more people are trying to find privacy solutions
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It was in that contest that @placeholder's sportsmanlike qualities shone through.
(CNN) -- It started with a haircut. The year was 1960, and Bela Guttmann sat in his chair at the local barber's shop. Guttman, one of the most iconic football coaches of his day, had just led Portuguese club Benfica to the European Cup and achieved legendary status. But that was not enough for him -- he wanted more. While pondering his plans, a gentleman in the next chair, who happened to be visiting the country as coach of touring Brazilian side Sao Paulo, let Guttmann in on a little secret. He told the Hungarian about "A Pantera Negra" -- the man they were calling "The Black Panther." @highlight Eusebio, 71, died from a heart attack, former club says @highlight The striker was considered one of the sport's greatest players @highlight Portugal star was top scorer at 1966 World Cup @highlight Compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo among those to pay tribute
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"I would hope so, that the administration of Nicaragua would value the independent @placeholder opinion about my case," Puracal answered.
(CNN) -- An American being held in a Nicaraguan prison said he is innocent and described his treatment in a "hellhole" in an exclusive phone interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper on Thursday. "I don't know the reason that I'm here," Jason Puracal said. "That's been a mystery from the very beginning. What the motives behind the police and the prosecution have been." Puracal, a 35-year-old from Washington state, has been behind bars since August 2010, when Nicaraguan authorities raided his real estate office in the coastal tourist city of San Juan del Sur. CNN profiled Puracal in February. In November, a Nicaraguan judge found Puracal guilty of money laundering, drug trafficking and organized crime and sentenced the American to 22 years. But a chorus of supporters say that there is no evidence to support the charges and that Puracal's prosecution was rife with legal mistakes and misconduct. @highlight Jason Puracal was convicted of drug trafficking, organized crime and money laundering in 2011 @highlight Puracal tells Anderson Cooper there is no evidence in case against him; experts agree @highlight U.N. group says imprisoning American is a violation of international law @highlight Prison where Puracal is held 'basically a hellhole'
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Steinbrenner said they wanted to work with City to "create something very special for the soccer fans of @placeholder."
(CNN) -- Two of the richest organizations in sport announced Tuesday that they have partnered to buy a Major League Soccer franchise in New York. English Premier League side Manchester City will be the majority owner with MLB giants New York Yankees also claiming a stake in the team -- which will be named New York City FC (NYCFC). The MLS currently has 19 clubs -- including the New York Bulls -- with NYCFC looking to join the league for the 2015 season. "This is a transformational development that will elevate the league to new heights in this country," said MLS Commissioner Don Garber. @highlight New York City FC to become 20th club in Major League Soccer @highlight EPL Manchester City and MLB giants New York Yankees to partner in franchise @highlight Abu-Dhabi owned Man City will be majority owner @highlight Club hope to enter the MLS in 2015
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"I don't want people to think that we didn't think about this, and we didn't care about @placeholder, because we did.
(CNN) -- A juror in the George Zimmerman trial says she feels the man who killed Trayvon Martin "got away with murder." "George Zimmerman got away with murder, but you can't get away from God. And at the end of the day, he's going to have a lot of questions and answers he has to deal with," Juror B29 told ABC, according to an article posted on the network's website Thursday. "(But) the law couldn't prove it." The juror, who used only her first name of Maddy out of concerns for her safety, told ABC that she and others on the panel felt Zimmerman was guilty, but that wasn't enough. @highlight NEW: Trayvon Martin's mom: It's "devastating" to hear Juror B29's comments @highlight "The law couldn't prove" that Zimmerman was guilty, a juror tells ABC @highlight "George Zimmerman got away with murder, but you can't get away from God," she says @highlight Juror B29 says "we had to grab our hearts and put it aside and look at the evidence"
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Remaining upbeat: @placeholder is one of the few survivors from last season
By David Kent Southampton's current crop of stars are remaining upbeat despite the fact they have lost so many of their teammates. Jose Fonte has taken to Instagram to publicise Southampton's high spirits inside the Premier League's camp ahead of the new season. Southampton have had a summer to forget with Rickie Lambert, Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana, Calum Chambers and Dejan Lovren all leaving St Mary's since the end of last season. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Southampton's remaining players having fun in the water Making a splash: The remaining Southampton players will hope Saints dip into the transfer market very soon @highlight Jose Fonte takes to Instagram to display high spirits in Southampton camp @highlight Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw among stars who have left St Mary's @highlight Former manager Mauricio Pochettino also decided to leave the club
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Prosecutors say Berlusconi had sex with 33 prostitutes at his villa over the course of several evenings but he has stressed that the parties were merely 'convivial evenings' and that nothing untoward happened - a sentiment echoed by Miss @placeholder.
By Nick Pisa In Rome PUBLISHED: 09:32 EST, 22 June 2012 | UPDATED: 10:27 EST, 22 June 2012 A model who was a guest at former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's infamous bunga bunga parties today told a court she knew of incriminating sexual photographs showing him with a teenage belly dancer. Imane Fadil, 26, described how she had heard that the pictures showed twice-married Berlusconi, 74, with his head resting on the stomach of then 17-year-old belly dancer Karima El Mahroug. He is accused of paying the teenager for sex, as well as dozens of other women, who were guests at the debauched parties he hosted where guests dressed as nuns and police officers before performing pole dances. @highlight Model Imane Fadil, 26, claims images show twice-married Berlusconi, 74, with his head on the stomach of then 17-year-old Karima El Mahroug @highlight Says she has seen photos of Miss El Mahroug 'naked as mother nature had intended' on Berlusconi's desk at Arcore near Milan, the parties venue
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In the advisory, issued Thursday, the FDA highlighted the confirmed cases and promised to "take appropriate steps" to ensure that @placeholder's risks do not outweigh its benefits.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The government is warning that taking the psoriasis drug Raptiva could result in serious brain infection and even death. Raptiva may cause a serious brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. The Food and Drug Administration cited three confirmed cases, and a possible fourth, of people diagnosed with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) after being treated with Raptiva. "Three of those patients have died," the FDA said in a public health advisory. "All four patients were treated with the drug for more than three years." None was receiving other treatments that suppress the immune system. Raptiva's product labeling was revised in October to highlight a boxed warning about the risks of life-threatening infections, including PML. @highlight NEW: European Medicines Agency discourages new Raptiva prescriptions @highlight Raptiva's product labeling was revised in October to highlight risks @highlight Raptiva is an injection for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis @highlight The drug suppresses T-cells, which makes it decrease immune system function
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'I knew @placeholder was going to turn up and I was worried about who was going to tell her.
A woman who had a five-month-old baby die in her care has given a tearful apology to the girl's parents in a Brisbane courtroom. Emma Hicks dropped off her daughter Indianna at the home of Tracey Cross, who provided services for the Sunshine Coast Family Day Care Scheme, on the morning of July 20, 2012. That afternoon, Ms Cross checked on Indianna to find her laying face down, limp and pale. Attempts to revive her on the kitchen floor were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at Caloundra Hospital, a coronial inquest on Brisbane heard on Monday. Scroll down for video @highlight Mother Emma Hicks dropped off her baby Indianna at home of carer Tracey Cross on July 20, 2012 @highlight That afternoon Ms Cross found the baby girl laying face down on the kitchen floor, a Brisbane court was told @highlight Attempts to revive her were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at hospital @highlight During the coronial inquest on Monday, Ms Cross said she thought she had been responsible @highlight This was until she was told months later that Indianna died of SIDS @highlight Ms Hicks says she was reluctant to leave her in Ms Cross' care as she could smell cigarette smoke and the carer recently had a cold @highlight Ms Cross rejected these claims and the two-day inquest continues
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'We are very grateful to everyone who contributed to our fundraising appeal to ensure these outstanding sculptures, which were thought to be lost, are reunited and preserved at the @placeholder for future generations.'
Four bronze angels which were built for Cardinal Wolsey's tomb but vanished into obscurity for nearly 500 years are being bought for the nation - at a price of £2.8million. The opulent metre-high statues were made for Henry VIII's chief adviser in 1524 but disappeared after he fell out of the king's favour, at one point adorning the gateposts of a country manor. Now the popularity of BBC drama Wolf Hall, based on Hilary Mantel's double Booker Prize-winning book series, has helped thrust the sculptures into the limelight - and raised £87,000 from the public. Scroll down for video Preserved: Originally designed for Cardinal Wolsey's tomb, these bronze angels will be preserved permanently in Victoria & Albert Museum in London after chiefs raised £2.8million to but them for the nation @highlight Metre-high works made in 1524 to show wealth of Henry VIII's adviser @highlight He died in 1530 after falling out of favour and tomb was never finished @highlight Angels vanished into obscurity until resurfacing in 1994 and 2008 @highlight All four had perched atop gateposts of a Northamptonshire country home @highlight Popularity of BBC's Wolf Hall has helped public campaign raise £87,000 @highlight The rest of the cash comes from national art funds and Friends of V&A
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Yaya Toure and @placeholder managed to keep Ronaldo and Rooney off the scoresheet in Rome
Manchester City star Yaya Toure says his greatest Champions League memory is keeping out Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo as Barcelona won the 2009 Champions League final. The powerhouse midfielder was deployed at centre back in the final in Rome alongside former United defender Gerard Pique as Barca ran out 2-0 winners and prevented Sir Alex Ferguson's side winning back-to-back European Cups. Yaya Toure holds Cristiano Ronaldo at bay during the 2009 Champions League final in Rome Wayne Rooney (left) challenges Lionel Messi, who would score Barca's second goal, during the match Yaya Toure is now in his fifth season at Manchester City after joining from Barcelona in 2010 @highlight Yaya Toure discusses his greatest Champions League memories @highlight Manchester City star was in the Barcelona side that won 2009 final @highlight Toure started in defence up against Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney
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More than 9,000 @placeholder and 27,000 Ethiopians have arrived in Yemen by boat so far this year.
(CNN) -- At least 10 people being smuggled by boat died in the Gulf of Aden "after a two-day journey from Somalia to Yemen," the United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday. "Ten Ethiopians suffocated en route to Yemen as the smugglers crammed and confined 25 people to the engine room with no ventilation," the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said. "Survivors claim that their bodies were thrown into the sea some seven hours after departure." There were reports that another four people reportedly died in waves, the agency said. This reportedly happened as "smugglers, fearing detection by the Yemeni navy, forced the remaining passengers to disembark too far from the coast. After the exhausting trip they were simply too tired to swim and succumbed to the rough sea." @highlight 10 Ethiopians suffocated after smugglers crammed the engine room @highlight There were reports of another four people dying in waves @highlight The Horn of Africa has endured famine, warfare and political instability
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In 2013 out of the blue @placeholder, 25, asked her for a date after telling her he found her Facebook updates interesting.
A couple who began their relationship after 'meeting' on Facebook have discovered that they have known each other since primary school and had even visited each other's houses as children. Saidee Bailey and Beau Samuelson were two years apart at Westbrook Hay Prep School in Hemel Hempstead, Herts, where they sat for a group photo in 2001. They barely knew each other and went on to separate secondary schools before starting their careers. Newly-engaged Beau Samuelson (left) and Saidee Bailey (right) discovered that they have known each other since childhood after reconnecting on Facebook When Saidee, 24, joined Facebook as a teenager she added lots of people from her primary school as 'friends' including her future husband. @highlight Saidee Bailey and Beau Samuelson reconnected on Facebook @highlight When Saidee first visited Beau's house she realised she had been there before, recognising a rocking horse she had played on as a child @highlight The couple got engaged in December last year
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But despite appearing healthy, @placeholder died of a heart attack at age 47.
(CNN) -- Ernie Bender was lean and athletic; he skied and walked a lot, and would go snowshoeing every Wednesday with his friends. A golf course superintendent, he lived in Vail, Colorado, with his wife and three sons. One evening in 2000, he and his buddies decided to snowshoe up Vail Mountain and ride the gondola down. Bender complained of indigestion on the way up, which was odd because his last meal had been lunch. He told his friends he needed to sit down before getting on the gondola. After the group got in the cable car, he lost consciousness. @highlight Heart attack risk goes up in men over 45 and women over 55 @highlight It can happen even earlier: Sage Stallone died at age 36 @highlight Maintaining good blood pressure and normal weight can help reduce risk
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Newcastle boss John Carver revealed both @placeholder and Colback turned up for training on Thursday
Newcastle head coach John Carver insists he is relaxed about three of his players attending the BRIT Awards after-show party. Tim Krul, Jack Colback and Steven Taylor were pictured in London in the early hours of Thursday morning having been at the late-night bash in Covent Garden, along with the likes of Ant n Dec, Ed Sheeran and Rita Ora. Goalkeeper Krul and midfielder Colback, however, were back on Tyneside later in the day. Taylor, meanwhile, is out injured with a ruptured Achilles. Jack Colback made it into training on Thursday despite attending the BRIT Awards after-show party Steven Taylor looked like he'd had a long night as he got into a taxi after attending the Warner after-party @highlight Newcastle's Steven Taylor, Tim Krul and Jack Colback attended the BRITs @highlight They later went to the Warner Music after-party near Covent Garden @highlight Head coach John Carver has said he is relaxed about the situation @highlight Krul and Taylor both turned up to training on Thursday @highlight Taylor is expected to be out for rest of the season with a ruptured Achilles @highlight Newcastle are in Premier League action against Aston Villa on Saturday
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Sterling hasn't commented extensively since the audio recordings were released, but a @placeholder official said Sterling is "emphatic that what is reflected on that recording is not consistent with, nor does it reflect his views, beliefs or feelings."
(CNN) -- Reaction was swift when the website TMZ released an audio recording in which a man purported to be Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers pro basketball team, made racist remarks. The n-word wasn't used, but the male voice on the audio recording complained that his girlfriend posted Instagram photos of herself with black men, including former pro basketball star Earvin "Magic" Johnson. "Don't bring him to my games," the male voice commanded. Current and former players castigated Sterling. Talking heads called for the National Basketball Association to kick him out of the game. Then another website posted another, similar audio recording. More angry words. This uproar won't die down any time soon. @highlight Kevin Johnson, mayor of Sacramento, now speaks for the players union @highlight Clippers player Chris Paul is in an uncomfortable spotlight @highlight Adam Silver faces his first test as NBA commissioner @highlight Donald Sterling has made millions off the Clippers
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@placeholder sees the film as the culmination of two decades of hard graft.
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The most eagerly anticipated animated film this year hits big screens this weekend, as "The Simpsons Movie" opens worldwide. The Screening Room spoke to creator Matt Groening and writer Al Jean in London about everyone's favorite two-dimensional yellow family. Simpsons supremo Matt Groening with his creations at the film's premiere in Springfield, Vermont Matt Groening told the Screening Room that fans had driven the demand for the movie. "We've had fans clamoring for a movie for the past 18 years," he said. The film has taken four years to come to fruition, as writer Al Jean explained. "What really held us up for a long time was to have enough people to do the show and the movie," he said. "We talked for a while about doing the movie after the show is done, but the show is never done! So it really started in earnest in 2003, when we started working on this story that became the movie." @highlight Simpsons creator Matt Groening: Movie is culmination of 20 years' hard work @highlight Writer Al Jean says success is down to show's universal appeal @highlight Movie uses traditional hand-drawn animation techniques
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@placeholder died in 1859, never able to see the finished work from his design.
A minute's silence will be held tonight in memory of a mother and her newborn baby who were found dead in Bristol, before a ceremony to celebrate 150 years of Clifton Suspension Bridge takes place. There had been calls for the ceremony to be cancelled after the bodies of Charlotte Bevan and her newborn daughter Zaani Tiana were found in the city last week. But organisers decided the celebration of the bridge, which was designed in 1829, will go ahead with a silence before hand to allow people to pay their respects to mother and daughter. A minute's silence will be held tonight in memory of Bristol mother Charlotte Bevan and her daughter who were found dead last week, before a ceremony to mark the 150th anniversary of Clifton Suspension Bridge begins @highlight Celebrations start today for 150th anniversary of Clifton Suspension Bridge @highlight Had been calls for event to be cancelled following death of Charlotte Bevan @highlight Miss Bevan was found dead in Avon Gorge after leaving hospital with baby @highlight Instead a one minute's silence will be held at historic bridge in Bristol @highlight There will then be fireworks and a procession taking place on Monday @highlight Bridge was designed in 1829 by civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Villa's last goal came in a win to remember, beating @placeholder 1-0 at Anfield on September 13
On September 13 Gabriel Agbonlahor bundled the ball past Simon Mignolet at Anfield to send Aston Villa second in the Barclays Premier League and maintain their unbeaten start to the season. Four days later Villa boss Paul Lambert was rewarded with a contract extension until 2018. Villa fans haven’t seen the net ripple since – at the right end anyway. Forty seven days, 531 minutes of football and five defeats have passed since, with 13 goals flying past Brad Guzan in the Villa goal. Paul Lambert (left) and Roy Keane's (right) side have lost five on the trot in the Premier League @highlight Aston Villa have not scored in 47 days, 531 minutes of football @highlight Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 19 for club and country since @highlight Watford and Leeds have had five managers since September 13 @highlight Villa have lost five on the bounce after a fine start to the season @highlight They face Tottenham on Sunday, and need to score within 34 minutes @highlight If they don't manage it, they will break into the Premier League top 10 of minutes without scoring @highlight Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 19 for club and country @highlight 146 goals have been scored by the other 19 Premier League clubs @highlight Mario Balotelli has scored twice for Liverpool (in all competitions) @highlight Watford and Leeds have had five managers (Garcia, McKinlay, Jokanovic, Milanic and Redfearn)
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@placeholder kisses his tattooed arm as Real Madrid take control after a lively start from the visitors
Real Madrid supporters booed coach Carlo Ancelotti and goalkeeper Iker Casillas but saw their team win 2-0 against Deportivo to stay clear at the top of La Liga. There were even a few jeers for an out-of-sorts for Cristiano Ronaldo when he blasted a second half free-kick over but the Ballon D’Or set up the second for Karim Benzema after Isco had scored the first. The worst whistles were reserved for Ancelotti and Casillas and were audible when the team and managers’ names were announced before kick-off. Casillas’ error had cost Real Madrid the opening goal seven days earlier in the 4-0 derby day defeat to Atletico Madrid and Ancelotti was criticised for his team selection but as with most of the abuse levelled at Real players from their own fans – most recently to Gareth Bale – it was incomprehensible especially as it came at the start of the game and seemed to help ensure Madrid made a nervous start. @highlight Real Madrid opened up a four point lead in La Liga with a 2-0 defeat of Deportivo La Coruna @highlight Spain international Isco opened the scoring after being assisted by Alvaro Arbeloa in the first-half @highlight Karim Benzema silenced his personal critics again with a dinked finish from Cristiano Ronaldo's pass @highlight Head coach Carlo Ancelotti and goalkeeper Iker Casillas were jeered by Los Blancos supporters
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breakthroughs by US investigators which provided evidence that @placeholder
By David Williams, James Slack and Stephen Wright PUBLISHED: 08:09 EST, 8 May 2012 | UPDATED: 19:22 EST, 8 May 2012 Thousands of passengers flew to America from UK airports last week unaware they were being guarded by US air marshals amid fears that Al Qaeda was planning to explode a bomb on a transatlantic flight. Security officials in the US said hundreds of armed sky marshals flew to Europe to accompany flights after intelligence that the terror network could be looking to mark the first anniversary of the killing of Osama Bin Laden by special forces in Pakistan. @highlight U.S. media says marshals sent to Europe and placed on scores of flights @highlight Gatwick Airport had '100 per cent coverage', according to U.S. reports @highlight Bomb plot mastermind believed to be killed in CIA drone attack on Sunday @highlight Device believed to be absent of metal and 'undetectable' @highlight Would-be bomber had not yet chosen a plane or a target
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Misogyny couldn't be further from the truth, according to Von Trier, who says he sees himself up there on the screen: "I mostly see myself as the female character," the 53-year-old director told CNN in @placeholder.
LONDON, England (CNN) -- When Danish auteur Lars von Trier presented his gothic thriller, "Antichrist" at Cannes Film Festival last month, it was greeted with cat-calls, jeers and, at times, disbelieving laughter. Danish auteur Lars von Trier has been making films that shock, provoke and impress for over 40 years. Filmmakers are expected to give audiences a hard time at Cannes and the two-hander starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a couple grieving the loss of a child is no exception. But it was the level of pornographic sex and visceral brutality that outraged some and astonished many. Von Trier was labeled a woman-hater for the wince-inducingly horrific final scene in which female lead Charlotte Gainsbourg takes a pair of rusty scissors to her genitals and performs a DIY clitoridectomy right to camera. @highlight Pornographic sex and visceral violence in "Antichrist" shocked early audiences @highlight Von Trier was accused of misogyny but claims to identify with the female character @highlight "Antichrist" stars Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe as a bereaved couple @highlight Von Trier's "The Idiots" (1998) was first mainstream film to show non-simulated sex
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Kerry said in @placeholder "we know the parameters and the possibilities of peace" after several months of discussions.
Washington (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is back in the Middle East where he plans to propose a framework for a lasting peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, saying the time is close for tough decision-making. Kerry arrived in Tel Aviv on Thursday and immediately headed for Jerusalem, the start of his ninth trip to the region since taking over as America's top diplomat nearly a year ago. A senior State Department official said Kerry's talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would be substantive. "It is an effort to provide agreed guidelines for a permanent status agreement, that is to say, a full and final peace treaty between the parties," the official said. @highlight NEW: "There is growing doubt in Israel" that Palestinians want peace, Netanyahu says @highlight Kerry will address issues with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in substantive way @highlight Talks this time are based on five months of intensive consultations with the leaders @highlight The United States appears to be taking a more muscular role in peace effort
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"We in @placeholder await tangible and urgent measures in the near future," he said.
(CNN) -- Two of Syria's neighbors joined growing international calls Monday for Damascus to halt its violent crackdown on anti-government protesters -- calls that came even as the violence itself continued. In Jordan, the state-run Petra News Agency reported that Prime Minister Marouf Al Bakhit had urged his Syrian counterpart, Adel Safar, "to immediately halt military operations, implement speedy reform and spare the blood of the Syrian people, expressing the kingdom's rejection and regret over the continued killing and escalation in neighboring Syria." Al Bakhit told Safar in a telephone call that "such scenes" must stop, adding that "hope still exists on the ability of our brothers in Syria to achieve this end." @highlight Jordan's prime minister calls on Damascus "to immediately halt military operations" @highlight "We hope our voice is heard," the Turkish foreign minister says @highlight Government-run media deny the claims of civilian casualties @highlight More than 2,500 people have died since the uprising began, activists say
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An American @placeholder which had been circling the area was called in to carry out the attack, but a fault meant the pilot could not share his map with the ground commander, making it harder to be sure they were looking at the same point.
By Mark Duell A British Army sniper was fatally shot by a US fighter jet in Afghanistan after a mistake by the pilot meant he attacked the wrong site, an inquest heard today. Forces on the ground had called in air support after being attacked by insurgents in Helmand province. However, as well as having difficulty identifying landmarks when speaking to ground troops, the F18 pilot failed to enter coordinates for the strike. Fatally shot: New Zealand born Private John Howard, 23, was hit as he took cover in a ditch and died instantly As the pilot swooped to attack, Private John Howard, 23, was hit as he took cover in a ditch and died instantly, the inquest in Salisbury, Wiltshire, was told. @highlight Forces on ground called in air support after being attacked by insurgents @highlight F18 pilot had trouble identifying landmarks and did not enter coordinates @highlight Private John Howard, 23, was hit as he took cover in a ditch in Afghanistan @highlight Force had been sent to Nad-e Ali district to target 'compounds of interest' @highlight Coroner recorded narrative verdict and said 'communications issues' contributed to his death
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Temples in @placeholder typically have morticians who prepare bodies for cremation.
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- More than 2,000 illegally aborted fetuses have been recovered at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thai police said Friday. The fetuses were initially discovered earlier in the week, given away by the smell of decay at the Phai-nguern Chotinaram temple in central Bangkok. Friday's recovery efforts brought the total discovered to 2,002 fetuses, police Col. Metee Rakpan said. "From the confession of one of the morticians of the temple that we interrogated last night, he told us that they received these fetuses from the same places as the first lot of 348 fetus remains, and they became dry," said Col. Sombat Milintachinda, chief of the investigation team. "We think that they might have arrived here about a year ago." @highlight NEW: Police think the fetuses have accumulated for a year @highlight NEW: Three people have been charged in the case @highlight The fetuses were discovered at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok @highlight Abortion is illegal in Thailand, unless a woman is endangered by pregnancy or was raped
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Speaking about the ceremony, he said: ‘I was shaking waiting for @placeholder but when I saw her I felt calmer,’ he said.
By Emily Davies PUBLISHED: 20:30 EST, 24 March 2013 | UPDATED: 20:37 EST, 24 March 2013 Victoria Cross hero Sergeant Johnson Beharry and his new bride Mallissa revealed they are expecting their first child Victoria Cross hero Sgt Johnson Beharry is seen with his new bride Mallissa and reveals they are expecting their first child. The couple tied the knot at London's Old Marylebone Hotel in front of family and friends, before moving on to a later blessing. The pair - who only met in October - are seen in their wedding finery in pictures published by Hello! magazine. @highlight Sergeant Johnson Beharry's new wife Mallissa announced her pregnancy @highlight They only met last October and were married in London last week
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The finished product: Jackie was determined to make @placeholder the perfect home for her family
A collection of letters and plans, which chart the construction and design of former US President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie's home in northern Virginia, is set to go under the hammer later this month. The unique 400-piece archive includes ten letters sent by Jackie to the property's architect, detailing her exact thoughts on what the home should look like - and her delight at the finished product. 'You have done the most fantastic job and everyone agrees,' the then-First Lady wrote in one letter, believed to have been sent shortly after construction on Wexford House was completed in 1963, just a few months before JFK's assassination on November 22. @highlight The Kennedys' property in northern Virginia, Wexford House, was completed in 1963, shortly before JFK's assassination @highlight Jackie first began discussing the plans and construction in 1961 and her correspondence with the designer continues into 1964 @highlight The collection is due to go up for auction on February 19
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Perhaps further sanctions could breathe new life into the budding democratic movement that for a brief moment brought a glimmer of hope to the @placeholder people.
I recently led a bipartisan congressional delegation to the Middle East and Europe to discuss regional security issues with key American partners. Beyond the strategic challenges posed by the Arab Spring lies an urgent threat -- Iran's determination to achieve nuclear weapons capability. Iran's effort, if successful, could destabilize the Middle East, spur a regional nuclear arms race and undermine America's influence in this pivotal region. Unfortunately, the window to solve this problem without conflict gets smaller with each passing day as Iran attempts to master the enrichment of uranium. Several administrations have tried engaging Iran and offering security guarantees, but that has not prevented the country from pursuing the bomb or patronizing the world's most dangerous terrorist groups. Economic and diplomatic pressures haven't worked either, but they have been episodic, gradual and largely unilateral. While the U.S. left Iran's market years ago, we can still exert great pressure through financial sanctions, and President Barack Obama should do so. @highlight Eric Cantor: Iran's determination for nuclear weapons capability is an urgent threat @highlight Cantor: We can exert stronger pressure on Iran through financial sanctions @highlight He says we should combat Iranian influence throughout the Middle East @highlight There's no substitute for American leadership in this critical region, he says
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The new @placeholder watch is believed to have a removable band that will come in a red, black, yellow and blue.
By Mark Duell and Victoria Woollaston PUBLISHED: 13:43 EST, 16 July 2013 | UPDATED: 15:13 EST, 16 July 2013 Microsoft is said to have drafted in the team behind its Surface tablet to help test prototypes of its smartwatch. According to technology site The Verge, sources familiar with Microsoft's Surface plans revealed the company had taken the steps to try and get its wearable tech to market. These claims follow rumours that emerged in April which stated Microsoft was working on a touch-enabled watch as the company aims to cash in on the anticipated boom in wearable electronics. @highlight Sources claim Microsoft has brought in the Surface team to develop the smartwatch @highlight The team which helped develop the company's tablet is now believed to be testings prototypes of its wearable technology @highlight Microsoft experimented with smartwatches in 2004 with its product SPOT @highlight This used FM radio signals but production of it ceased four years later
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While the group continues to be dangerous, the faltering popularity of this campaign with most @placeholder provides clear evidence of this dynamic underway.
Editor's note: Audrey Kurth Cronin, a professor at the U.S. National War College and research associate of the Changing Character of War program at Oxford University, is the author of "How Terrorism Ends: Understanding the Decline and Demise of Terrorist Campaigns" (Princeton University Press, September 2009). This article represents her views only, not necessarily those of any U.S. government agency. Audrey Kurth Cronin says recent events have raised new concerns about terrorism and al Qaeda. (CNN) -- President Obama entered office hoping to displace the global war on terrorism with a new age of engagement, thereby replacing fear with hope and relinquishing terrorism as the centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy. @highlight Audrey Cronin: Terror arrests and Afghan debate make it seem al Qaeda is gaining @highlight She says the reality is that the terror group is losing support @highlight Cronin: U.S. should encourage the disillusionment with al Qaeda in Muslim world
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A decorated photo of the courtroom wedding appeared on @placeholder's facebook
By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 20:46 EST, 30 September 2013 | UPDATED: 06:50 EST, 1 October 2013 The bride wore white; the groom wore shackles. The marriage of Danne Desbrow and his fiancee, Destiny, came just minutes after he was sentenced to 53 years-to-life in prison for first-degree murder, U-T San Diego reported on Monday. San Diego Superior Court Judge Patricia Cookson officiated at both events. She even baked a cake for the Sept. 17 ceremony, the newspaper said. Cookson declined to respond to a request for comment from the newspaper. Destiny Winters (left) married Danne Desbrow (right) just minutes after Danny was sentenced to life in prison @highlight Danne Desbrow was sentenced to 53 years to life in prison just minutes before he was married @highlight One witness said the judge did not bring out the whole cake because she was leery of bringing the knife that would be used to slice pieces into the courtroom @highlight Danne Desbrow plans to appeal his murder conviction
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Conservative groups and some religious organizations have argued against making any change, saying it would dilute the @placeholder message of morality and potentially destroy the organization.
Gays hoping to join the Boy Scouts will have to wait until at least May after the organization's executive board put off a vote on lifting its outright ban on openly homosexual scouts and troop leaders. The board had been expected to vote Wednesday on a proposal to let local groups set their own policies, but said instead that it needs more time to get comment on the issue from its members. "After careful consideration and extensive dialogue within the Scouting family, along with comments from those outside the organization, the volunteer officers of the Boy Scouts of America's National Executive Board concluded that due to the complexity of this issue, the organization needs time for a more deliberate review of its membership policy," the board said in a written statement. @highlight "This issue is not a gay rights issue," Utah scout leader who opposes change says @highlight "End this awful policy," the Human Rights Campaign urges Boy Scouts of America @highlight The organization said last month it would consider changing its ban on openly gay members @highlight Boy Scout leaders put off vote scheduled for Wednesday; it will now happen in May
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"We were keeping resistance so that the procession could not pass through ... and establish a right that they don't have," a young @placeholder monk with a cut next to his left eye told the AP.
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- An unusual sight greeted Jerusalem police as they entered one of Christianity's holiest sites Sunday morning: dozens of monks punching and kicking each other in a massive brawl. Israeli police scuffle with an Armenian monk Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. Monks from the Greek Orthodox and Armenian denominations were preparing for a ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City when a disagreement led to a full-fledged fistfight. The fight began when Armenian clergy were holding a procession to commemorate the finding of the cross believed to have been used in the crucifixion of Jesus, according to The Associated Press. @highlight Greek Orthodox and Armenian monks punch and kick each other @highlight Police called to break up fight at Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem @highlight The site is believed to be where Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection occurred
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He said this will ‘require the Prime Minister, someone of that standing’, to say @placeholder ‘doesn’t represent what the Conservative Party is today in any way and to set out what the Conservative Party actually is when it comes to race relations, multiculturalism and so forth’.
By Tim Shipman PUBLISHED: 12:24 EST, 24 January 2013 | UPDATED: 19:29 EST, 24 January 2013 The Tory Party is failing to win over ethnic minority voters because it remains tarnished by the legacy of Enoch Powell, a Conservative minister said yesterday. Treasury minister Sajid Javid – whose father emigrated to the UK from Pakistan in 1961 with just £5 in his pocket – said the Tories are still being hurt by their association with Mr Powell. In April 1968, Mr Powell, a member of Ted Heath’s shadow cabinet, delivered his hugely controversial ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech which was widely condemned as racist. @highlight Treasury minister says anti-immigration speeches four decades ago still tarnish Conservative party @highlight Son of a Pakistani bus driver calls on David Cameron to give a major speech to repair damage
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'I will work with @placeholder again and again and again.
Brit singer Rita Ora has jetted into LA for talks with movie bosses amid buzz over her role in Fifty Shades of Grey. The blonde star, 23, plays Christian Grey's little sister Mia Grey in the movie based on E.L. James' hit trilogy. Fifty Shades is released in February and the How We Do singer has also impressed 'Mr Oscar' himself, movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who hired her for his new film, Southpaw, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Mr Weinstein called Rita 'breathtaking', telling MailOnline she is his 'biggest discovery' as an actress this year. Scroll down for video How We Do: Brit singer Rita Ora, pictured arriving at LAX on Wednesday night, has jetted into LA for talks with movie bosses amid buzz over her role in Fifty Shades of Grey @highlight How We Do singer on her way to LA as Harvey Weinstein says she's his 'biggest discovery' as an actress this year
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But perhaps the best example of this human realism this Oscar season is @placeholder' definitive film portrayal of President Abraham Lincoln.
(CNN) -- With a crop of political movies in the Oscar running, this weekend Hollywood is looking more like Poliwood. Best Picture contenders such as "Argo," "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Lincoln" have managed to pay off at the box office even as they brought politics and history to the big screen -- proof that we'll take smart over stupid as long as we're entertained while educated. But what's really notable about these films is that for the most part they avoid hagiography. They dare to show complexity. This doesn't mean indulging in moral relativism; evil exists and these films acknowledge it. But the human dimension is kept intact rather, with characters not divided into simply angels versus devils. The real tradeoffs behind difficult decisions are acknowledged, consistent with the idea that the truth is never pure and rarely simple. @highlight John Avlon: A new take on politics and realism in this year's Oscar crop. Call it "Poliwood" @highlight He says in "Argo," "Zero Dark Thirty," "Lincoln," films show nuance, humanity in characters @highlight Day-Lewis, Avlon says particularly, shows Lincoln as a flawed political animal @highlight Avlon: You don't need to be perfect to be a hero. Authenticity can add to heroism
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But nothing short of a tsunami will stop her appointment with the best actress @placeholder for her rendering of a shattered socialite.
(CNN) -- So what did we learn at Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards? First off, we learned that sketch comedians are so much better at giving acceptance speeches than rock stars, screenwriters and actors who've won Oscars and Emmys for dramatic roles. "Who knew?" as Andy Samberg put it when he delivered one of the evening's most compact acceptances, for best lead actor in a TV comedy or musical in Fox's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (a surprise winner for best comedy series, by the way.) We also learned that actresses say the darnedest things on TV when they're drinking a lot. (What was that Cate Blanchett said about Judy Garland and barbiturates when she got the Globe for best actress in a drama in "Blue Jasmine"?) @highlight Gene Seymour: What did Golden Globes show? Actress + drinking = interesting speech @highlight He says Blanchett, Bissett livened things up with frank remarks; hosts had less to do @highlight He says even with two best picture awards, Globes are flawed predictor of Oscar winners @highlight Seymour: Globes mostly flashy kickoff of awards season; critic awards better predictor
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The two teams have just met in a five-match series in @placeholder, with Sri Lanka winning 3-2.
By Chris Waugh Follow @@ChrisDHWaugh England's itinerary for their seven-match one-day international tour of Sri Lanka this winter has been confirmed. The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced that the national side will play four games in Colombo, two in Pallekelle and one in Hambantota during the series in November and December. The first match will take place at the R Premadasa International Stadium on November 26 and conclude at the same venue on December 16. New era: England coach Peter Moores (left) and captain Alastair Cook (right) will take their side to Sri Lanka Defeat: Cook trudges off at Edgbaston in the recent ODI series which England lost 3-2 to Sri Lanka @highlight ECB confirm that all matches will be 50 overs with no Twenty20s @highlight Four games will be in Colombo, two in Pallekelle and one in Hambantota @highlight There will also be two warm-up matches in Colombo in preparation @highlight Series takes place between November 26 and December 16
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Not your average parade: The dance group is based in nearby @placeholder, Alabama, where residents may have been a little less surprised than they were in small Semmes
A small Alabama community got the shock of the season on Saturday when a group of scantily clad gay African American Santas took their Christmas parade route by storm. The Prancing Elites, an all gay dance team known for their provocative moves and outfits, were confused by the invitation to walk the Semmes, Alabama (population 3,000) Christmas parade but swayed and thrust their way through outraged crowds nonetheless. Parade organizers have since apologized for including the Prancing Elites, but the five gentlemen from Mobile think it was all just part of a day’s work. Scroll down for videos... Prancing Elites: A dance team of gay black men has caused a furor in the small town of Semmes, Alabama after appearing in their Christmas parade Saturday @highlight The Mobile, Alabama-based Prancing Elites had visitors to the Semmes Christmas parade dropping their jaws on Saturday @highlight The four-man, all gay dance team specializes in J-Setting, a dance style some find provocative @highlight 'Their costumes and the style of dancing were inappropriate': Some members of the community of 3,000
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Arguably the most famous of the year: During a concert, @placeholder notices a fan taking a selfie and ducks down to be part of it
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 23:12 EST, 27 December 2013 | UPDATED: 05:03 EST, 28 December 2013 It is said that to be a truly great photobomber you must first be an artist. So in a year when the art of photobombing was added to the Oxford Dictionary ('a photograph that has been spoiled by the unexpected appearance of an unintended subject in the camera’s field of view as the picture was taken') it should come as little surprise that some of the best spoiled photos came from celebrities. In Hollywood, photobombing has become a tit-for-tat game amongs the stars, especially at big awards events, when the opportunities to intrude a photo are endless in a sea of cameras. @highlight It's a craze that only got crazier this year, with sabotaged photos much more popular than proper ones @highlight So from Queen B to 1D, here are the best Photobombs of 2013 according to Tumblr
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got so tired of being known as ‘@placeholder’ fat little sister’ that
By Hugo Daniel In Los Angeles and Laura Cox Growing up in the shadow of the star known as Pretty Woman cannot be easy. But it is even tougher when you are known as her ‘fat little sister’. Julia Roberts’s youngest sibling Nancy Motes claims taunts from the Hollywood star drove her to weight loss surgery. The younger, 'fatter', sister of a Hollywood A-lister: Nancy Motes opens up about her wight problems following gastric by-pass surgery and her relationship with Julia Roberts Miss Motes, 37, who tried unsuccessfully to make it as a film actress herself, said Miss Roberts, 45, made her feel embarrassed and ashamed of her weight, which peaked at 20st. @highlight Younger sister Nancy Motes, 37, had £20,000 gastric bypass operation @highlight She was 13 when Roberts shot to Hollywood fame in Pretty Woman @highlight Nancy auditioned for Hollywood roles while working as a waitress @highlight She has lost 7st since the operation last June and plans to marry in May @highlight But production assistant's relationship with Roberts remains unsettled
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A TSA officer grabbed @placeholder's shoes and started running alongside him, before the gunman grazed the officer with a bullet.
A man armed with what police say was an assault rifle and carrying materials expressing anti-government sentiment opened fire Friday morning at Los Angeles International Airport, killing one person before being chased down himself, authorities said. Eyewitnesses said the suspect asked people, "Hey, are you TSA?" -- the acronym for the Transportation Security Administration -- according to a federal law enforcement official. If they said "no," he would move on. One of those questioned travelers was Leon Saryan. He told CNN's Anderson Cooper that the same man he'd just seen shoot a TSA officer "calmly" walked toward him and asked, "TSA?" @highlight The TSA officer killed was Gerardo Hernandez, 39, the agency says @highlight Official: Info on the suspect indicates anti-federal government sentiment @highlight He allegedly shot 3 police officers, 1 fatally, before getting shot himself @highlight The ordeal impacted hundreds of flights in and out of LAX and beyond
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Some said @placeholder was present during the hitting, and others said he was not.
(CNN) -- Two music faculty members at Florida A&M University have been placed on administrative leave due to hazing allegations related to the marching band, university officials said. The university investigation follows the high-profile suspected hazing death of FAMU band member Robert Champion in November, but the cases are unrelated. Faculty members Diron T. Holloway and Anthony E. Simons III were placed on leave effective Wednesday because of "allegations of misconduct and/or incompetence involving reports and allegations of hazing within the Department of Music and the Marching '100,'" according to the university. The Marching 100 is the university's nationally recognized band. @highlight NEW: Police report describes difficulty in investigating hazing allegations @highlight Two music professors at FAMU have been placed on leave with pay @highlight They are being investigated over hazing allegations from 2010, the university says @highlight The probe is not related to the suspected hazing death of Robert Champion
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The hurricane center predicted that the storm would bring 2 to 4 inches of rain to south @placeholder, with isolated areas receiving as much as 6 inches.
Miami, Florida (CNN) -- A weather system moving over the southern Bahamas has been upgraded to a tropical storm, with sustained winds now reported at 40 miles an hour, as it heads toward the southern tip of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. The system has been named Tropical Storm Bonnie. At 11 p.m. ET, it was moving northwest at 14 miles an hour as it approached the northwestern Bahamas, according to the National Hurricane Center. It could pick up strength as it moves over the long stretch of open water in the Gulf of Mexico, but the latest computer models do not show it becoming a hurricane, according to CNN meteorologist Chad Myers. @highlight Louisiana declares emergency as storm approaches @highlight Thad Allen orders ships at BP well site to shore @highlight Weather system upgraded to tropical storm @highlight Latest computer models show the storm moving into the Gulf of Mexico
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Argentina's loss in the @placeholder is credited in part with creating the movement that ended military rule.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- In 1982, they were young men serving their obligatory military service -- Argentine conscripts who fought against the British that year during the Falklands War. More than 25 years later, many of those former combatants are in a legal battle against their former officers, alleging torture, starvation and murder at the hands of their own military. An Argentine war cemetery near Darwin, Falklands. A lawsuit alleges officers killed some soldiers. A federal judge in the southernmost province of Tierra del Fuego, which under Argentine law claims jurisdiction over the Falkland Islands, recently ruled that the officers were responsible for crimes against humanity and human rights abuses. @highlight Falklands War soldiers say officers tortured, starved and murdered @highlight Judge rules officers committed crimes against humanity, human rights abuses @highlight Law providing amnesty to former officers was repealed in 2001
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The former @placeholder official also points to Chavez' silence on the removal of the two men as further proof that he was involved.
(CNN) -- Some long-time Cuba watchers expressed skepticism Tuesday over a report by a former Mexican foreign minister that Communist leader Raul Castro removed two top-ranking officials earlier this month because they were plotting to overthrow him with the support of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Fidel Castro, beset by illness, ceded power to his younger brother, Raul, pictured, last year. Jorge G. Castaneda, who served as Mexico's foreign minister from 2000 - 2003, wrote in the March 23 issue of Newsweek, which became public Saturday, that Deputy Prime Minister Carlos Lage Davila and Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque were concerned that Raul Castro would make concessions that would betray the 50-year-old Cuban Revolution. @highlight Former Mexican foreign minister says Raul Castro removed two top-ranking officials @highlight It's claimed they were plotting to overthrow him fearing he'd betray Cuban revolution @highlight Report says plotters received support from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez @highlight Some long-time Cuba watchers skeptical over the report
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Rather than be shocked and grateful that that the U.S. men made it to the knockout round, many seemed to think that @placeholder would be a small hurdle to American victory.
(CNN) -- Yesterday, Team USA lost to Belgium and is out of the running. But today, you'd think American goalkeeper Tim Howard actually won the World Cup on his own. Some 1,845,345 tweets heralded Howard's historic game -- 12 saves in regulation, a rare feat, and one that allowed American fans to focus on a winning performance while ignoring the understory: Belgium controlled the game from the beginning, and even the late goal by 19-year-old Julian Green could do little to change the writing that was on the wall. As the weary American team trudged past the 90 minute mark, Americans focused on the herculean effort by Howard, crowing that he had more saves than Jesus, starting a petition to rename Reagan National for Howard, and briefly appointing him Secretary of Defense on Wikipedia. @highlight Amy Bass: American so nuts about Tim Howard you'd think he won the World Cup himself @highlight But craze likely won't last: It was more about Americans wanting in on the party, she says @highlight She says the Cup is suited to social media camaraderie, which has helped whip up interest @highlight After the U.S. loss, soccer interest will probably wane, Bass says
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Dufner has become a cult figure on @placeholder due to his "moment of relaxation" but also because of his incredibly laid back demeanor.
(CNN) -- This time it'll be Jason Dufner who laughs last and loudest. For months he's been ribbed by his pals for dozing off during a visit to a school arranged through the PGA Tour, creating a phenomenon that became internationally known as "Dufnering." The 36-year-old captured his maiden major title at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill in New York on Sunday, two years after his heartbreaking playoff defeat to Keegan Bradley. And don't be surprised if the Alabama resident does another spot of "Dufnering" this week, this time with a major difference -- the Wanamaker Trophy will be by his side. @highlight Jason Dufner celebrates his first ever major title with success at U.S. PGA Championship @highlight Dufner says he might celebrate by doing a spot of 'Dufnering' pose with his trophy @highlight The 36-year-old was teased by fellow pros for falling asleep on a school visit in Dallas @highlight Dufner insists his first major victory won't change him one bit as a person
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Mail, @placeholder said he loved his brother and did not ‘know how he could have
By Arthur Martin and Christian Gysin and Neil Sears The brother of one of the French Alps massacre victims has denied hiring a hitman to kill the family over a £1million-plus inheritance feud. Accountant Zaid al-Hilli, 54, was arrested at his home in Surrey yesterday morning on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. His brother Saad al-Hilli, 50, was killed in a gun attack in France that left three others dead and Saad’s daughters Zainab, eight, and Zeena, five, orphaned. Arrest: The brother of Saad Al-Hilli, 53, (left), Zaid, (right), has been held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder his sibling and his family in the French Alps @highlight Zaid Al-Hilli was today held by Surrey Police in connection to the shooting @highlight Saad Al-Hilli, his wife Ikbal and her mother Suhaila al-Allaf were all killed @highlight Cyclist Sylvain Mollier was also shot dead near Annecy in September 2012 @highlight Officers pictured taking bags of evidence out of Zaid's home @highlight French prosecutors want to talk to Saad's orphans, who survived massacre @highlight Police across Channel also claim Mr Al-Hilli was 'living in fear' before death @highlight French prosecutor Eric Maillaud said it was ‘essential’ to question the orphans, particularly because Zainab was the only witness; @highlight Mr Maillaud said Saad ‘feared for his life’ before the assassination because of the ‘very violent’ feud with his brother; @highlight Investigators were examining the inheritance left by the men’s late father Kadhim, which included several properties and £800,000 in a Swiss bank; @highlight The inheritance dispute was described as ‘so colossal’ that investigators expect to take two years to sift through legal papers written in four different languages; and @highlight French police are anxious to establish why Zaid allegedly called five telephone numbers in Romania weeks before the massacre.
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Whether or not he can live wherever he wants to live and whether or not he can be with the one person he loves -- no one has that right," @placeholder told the crowd.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Judy Shepard stood before a massive crowd at the Capitol on Sunday for a single, painful reason. Sunday's National Equality March in Washington coincided with National Coming Out Day. "I'm here today because I lost my son to hate." Her gay son, Matthew Shepard, was kidnapped and severely beaten in October 1998. He died five days later in a hospital. More than 10 years later, Judy Shepard addressed the thousands of gay rights activists in Washington who wrapped up Sunday's National Equality March with a rousing rally at the Capitol. iReport.com: See photos from the march @highlight NEW: Mother of Matthew Shepard addresses crowd: "We are all Americans" @highlight Marchers pass near the White House on the way to the Capitol @highlight Activists and supporters urge federal protection of gay, lesbian citizens @highlight March comes day after President Obama voiced support for gays in military
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Centre manager Mark Lightowler said: "The moth was found in the back yard of a house in @placeholder.
A massive moth measuring a foot from wing tip to wing tip has been found in Lancashire. The Giant Atlas Moth is normally seen in south-east Asia, particularly in Malaysia. However, one was found by the Blackmore family in Ramsbottom - more than 6,000 miles away. Mark Lightowler of Animal World with the foot-wide moth which turned up in a Lancashire back garden - and has already bred. Atlas moths are considered the largest moths in the world. Females are larger and heavier than males. They survive for a week after emerging as a moth. In India, Atlas moths are cultivated for their silk. @highlight Animal usually found in Malaysia @highlight Experts believe it may have escaped from a private collection
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@placeholder, 29, goes to the club because she has no other options.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- They line up early every Saturday morning at the decrepit gymnasium that houses the La Matanza Barter Club. Nelly Vasquez and her 6-month-old daughter, Antonella trades wool for food. Club members shuffle in carrying sacks stuffed with everything from homemade clothing to homegrown vegetables, set up their stands and begin a day of bartering. The La Matanza Barter Club in the working-class Buenos Aires neighborhood of Isidro Casanova is one of more than 100 that now function throughout Argentina. They provide a vital service for people who are short on cash by helping them make ends meet. @highlight Barter clubs opening around Argentina show extent of country's economic crisis @highlight Members -- often poor and unemployed -- trade food, clothes @highlight The clubs first opened during Argentina's 2001 economic meltdown
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Home Secretary Theresa May and Defence Secretary @placeholder have argued cuts to the police and armed forces can go no further.
By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor PUBLISHED: 12:35 EST, 26 February 2013 | UPDATED: 13:31 EST, 27 February 2013 Chancellor George Osborne has demanded up to £30billion of extra cuts, but senior ministers are resiting attempts to slice more from their departmental budgets Tory and Lib Dem ministers are joining forces to oppose protecting pensioner benefits, the NHS and the aid budget from cuts. George Osborne is under pressure to ditch David Cameron’s pledges to protect those areas in the next spending review, so the austerity can be shared more equally. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has calculated that to stop cuts from affecting schools, defence equipment, the NHS and the international development department, other departments would need to make cuts of 35 per cent. @highlight Senior ministers including Theresa May, Vince Cable and Philip Hammond resisting fresh round of cuts to their departments' budgets @highlight Chancellor preparing March 20 Budget and 2015-16 spending review @highlight David Cameron warns Cabinet of 'real urgency' to act to kickstart growth
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'The listed speeds reflect the average performance of all Netflix streams on each @placeholder's network and are an indicator of the performance typically experienced across all users on an ISP network.
Verizon and Comcast customers are struggling to use Netflix because their connection has become too slow, it has been claimed. Customers have taken to online forums to say the service in unusable for them, and claiming the firms may be prioritising their own streaming services. Netflix revealed the providers have slipped down its ISP rankings - despite their claims to offer high speed services. Comcast and Verizon customers have taken to online forums to complain Netflix has become unusable for them There are 44 million Netflix members worldwide. Over 1 billion hours of TV shows and movies are streamed from Netflix each month. @highlight Ranking of internet providers released by Netflix reveals the pair are among the slowest ISPs for users @highlight Customers have taken to forums to claim Netflix is 'unusable' for them @highlight Over 31% of all US traffic comes from the streaming video service @highlight Claims capacity issues could be to blame
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Over the decades @placeholder has been imprisoned, censored, accused of blasphemy and faced numerous death threats.
(CNN) -- This month, IME hosts a special edition from Istanbul that looks at the role of women in the Middle East at a time when they are defying stereotypes as never before. Fever pitch Turkish football can no longer be claimed as a male preserve. IME visits the world famous Fenerbahce club as they attempt to confront crowd violence by banning men and permitting only female supporters to an early season game. Acient Turkey's Queen Mothers Also in Turkey, IME is granted rare TV access to the ancient harem at the Ottoman Topkapi Palace, taking a look back at some of the most famous Valide Sultans, or "Queen Mothers," who once wilded power at the Ottoman court and were patrons of architecture, leaving their mark on Istanbul's skyline. @highlight A special edition of IME focusses on the women of the Middle East @highlight Rima Maktabi travels to Cairo to meet the renowned Egyptian author and feminist, Dr. Nawal Sadawi @highlight In Iraq meanwhile, IME meets two Baghdadi women helping to rebuild their country
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These three issues will be the focus of the @placeholder meeting to be hosted by Britain later this year, he said.
Davos, Switzerland (CNN) -- Free trade, transparency and a crackdown on tax cheats will be at the heart of Britain's G8 presidency, Prime Minister David Cameron told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday as he set out his vision for a more competitive Europe. The speech comes a day after Cameron made headlines by promising the British people a vote on European Union membership if he wins the next general election in 2015. "We need more free trade. We need fairer tax systems. We need more transparency on how governments -- and yes, companies -- operate," Cameron told political and business leaders at Davos. @highlight NEW: David Cameron says the United States could learn from Britain on deficit reduction @highlight He tells Amanpour he has no regrets over promising a referendum @highlight He says the G8 will focus on free trade, fairer taxes and greater transparency" @highlight We can be the generation that eradicates absolute poverty in our world," he says
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The young winger is a fluent German speaker and is also eligible to play for @placeholder through his father
Tottenham teenager Keanan Bennetts is in the unique position of playing for England AND Germany. And even Nigeria have tried to convince the 15-year-old to join them, too. Bennetts qualifies for all three nations through his German mother, Nicole, Nigerian father, Richard, and being born in Edgware, London. The exciting winger – known for his blistering pace and technique – has been turning heads with his performances for Tottenham's youth sides, which have prompted a three-way tug of war for his services. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Keanan Bennetts plays for England in 1-0 defeat to Wales Keanan Bennetts takes on his man while playing for England against Northern Ireland earlier this month @highlight Spurs teen Keanan Bennetts has played at youth level for two countries @highlight Exciting winger eligible for England, Germany and Nigeria @highlight Bennetts will take his time before deciding who values him most
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"First to @placeholder, to the neighborhood, and to everywhere they have disagreed with."
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- An Al Qaeda-linked militant group waging war against Somalia's fragile government is becoming an increasing threat to Western ally Kenya and could potentially destabilize the region with dire consequences for global security, officials and analysts warn. Al-Shabab fighters count their bullets in neighborhood of Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab, one of the strongest Islamic militias battling for control of Mogadishu, has gained ground in recent weeks, according to officials, and has started to flex its muscles beyond Somalia's border with terror strikes, kidnappings and recruitment drives. They warn that unless the world takes action the group, which wants to impose an extreme type of Islamic sharia law, could extend its grip across parts of East Africa to gain control of a region that flanks busy shipping routes already plagued by Somali pirates @highlight Experts, officials warn of growing threat from Somali militant group @highlight Al-Shabaab is one of strongest Islamic militias battling for Mogadishu @highlight Kenya says danger is to region and world despite threats on Nairobi
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Set in a church in Nashville, Tennessee, the @placeholder is led by former prostitutes, health experts, psychologists and law enforcement officers who talk to -- and at times berate -- the men about the risks of hiring a prostitute.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) -- The accused came from all walks of life: Retirees, dads and twentysomethings. An engineer, a business owner and an auto worker. A man in a wheelchair. Men in need of Spanish or Farsi translators. Brett Beasley, with Nashville's Health Department, educates men arrested for trying to buy sex about STDs. About 40 men somberly entered a classroom on a recent Saturday morning. About half of them wore shiny wedding bands. All had tried to buy a prostitute's services and were caught by police. It was their first offense, and a county court referred them to a one-day program called the John School. It's a program run by volunteers and city officials in conjunction with Magdalene House, a nonprofit that works to get prostitutes off the streets. @highlight Experts say about 1 million to 2 million prostitutes work in the United States @highlight About 50 communities have programs that focus on deterring johns @highlight Nashville's program includes a speech from a former prostitute @highlight The Internet is making it easier for people to buy prostitutes, experts say
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But from what @placeholder has found with the life partners she's spoken to, that is simply not true.
(LifeWire) -- First comes love, then comes marriage -- or at least that's how the saying used to go. An increasing number of heterosexual couples have been shacking up without plans for a trip down the aisle. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are raising four children together. Pitt has said the couple won't consider marriage until same-sex couples have the right to wed. According to a 2003 U.S. Census Bureau report on families and living arrangements, 4.6 million U.S. households were occupied by unmarried couples of the opposite sex. That's up from 2.9 million in 1996. "People don't question, 'Why did you get married?' They only ask you, 'Why haven't you gotten married?' " points out Marion Willetts, an associate professor of sociology at Illinois State University. "I think a lot of people feel if you were really serious about your partner and your relationship, then you'd get married." @highlight It's not just 20-something social idealists who decline to get married @highlight AARP survey shows many older adults looking primarily for companionship @highlight Some couples cite discrimination against gay and lesbian couples as reason
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‘No matter what @placeholder looks like, I love being married to him.
By Daniel Miller PUBLISHED: 12:01 EST, 11 December 2012 | UPDATED: 14:59 EST, 11 December 2012 A man born with a medical condition which causes huge folds of skin to hang down over his face is celebrating becoming the proud father of a healthy baby girl. Latif Khatana, 32, who has been dubbed the Man With No Face, suffered years of abuse over his disability and was terrified his unborn child would inherit the same condition. But he and wife Salima, 25, from Jammu and Kashmir in the Indian Himalayas have been able to enjoy every moment with newborn daughter Ulfat after she was given a clean bill of health. @highlight Father Latif's condition causes folds of skin to hang over his face @highlight Mother Salima was born with just one foot @highlight The pair bonded over disabilities before deciding to get married @highlight Baby Ulfat is perfectly healthy with no signs of her father's condition
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In other @placeholder action on Sunday, Blackburn Rovers beat Bolton Wanderers 2-0 away to climb up to 11th in the table.
Tottenham Hotspur humiliated Wigan 9-1 with England striker Jermain Defoe scoring five to move into the Champions League spots in the English Premier League. The incredible rout sees them draw level on points with North London rivals Arsenal and into fourth place ahead of Aston Villa, who they visit next weekend. Defoe's five equaled a Premier League record and, along with Manchester United's 9-0 thrashing of Ipswich Town in the 1994/95 season, it is the most goals scored by a Premier League side in a single game. The highest tally recorded by a team in English football league history is 13. @highlight Tottenham Hotspur beat Wigan Athletic 9-1 to go back into the Champions League places @highlight Jermain Defoe scored five goals, with Peter Crouch, Aaron Lennon, David Bently and Niko Krancjar also scoring @highlight Defoe and Tottenham's goal feats equal Premier League records @highlight Blackburn Rovers and Stoke secure wins over Bolton and Portsmouth
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Mural: One example from what became known as the '@placeholder corridor' in the stately home
By Dan Bloom PUBLISHED: 03:38 EST, 10 December 2013 | UPDATED: 20:09 EST, 10 December 2013 A set of murals whose removal prompted one of Britain's most noble fathers to boycott his son's wedding is returning to the family's magnificent stately home. Lord Bath, 81, was incensed when the Heaven and Hell murals he painted were removed from Longleat, Wiltshire, after his son Ceawlin took over the running of the ancestral pile - which includes 900 acres of grounds and a safari park. Now the flamboyant artworks will be reinstated - in a corridor one storey above their former home. @highlight 81-year-old's art removed after his son took over running of Wiltshire pile @highlight He claimed the works had been 'quietly binned', which his family denied @highlight Planning application reveals they will soon return to Longleat after all
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not get too fast for his fragile @placeholder hope Whiplash Willie, who
Royal Ascot scorer Born In Bombay has been sold out of the stable of Andrew Balding and will continue his racing career in Hong Kong. The royal trainer revealed the winner of the Britannia Stakes was heading for the Far East as he unveiled his team for Glorious Goodwood which is headed by Neptune Investment Management Gordon Stakes hope Scotland and Artemis Goodwood Cup entry Whiplash Willie. Born in Bombay, who raced in the colours of US owner George Strawbridge, was a half-length winner of the Britannia on only his fourth start. Low impact: Andrew Balding watches Whiplash Willie work out in the pool at Park House Stables @highlight Born in Bombay has been sold out of the stable of Andrew Balding @highlight Royal Ascot scorer will continue his racing career in Hong Kong @highlight Born in Bombay won the Britannia Stakes
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He failed to produce the sort of performances for United that had made him famous at @placeholder previously
Click here for Martin Samuel's match report from Old Trafford Search through the thousands of pages written about Louis van Gaal over the years and you won't find much about the value of running and jumping. Manchester United's manager has always preferred to talk about rather sophisticated facets of the game. As he reflects on perhaps the first significant result of his time at Old Trafford, though, Van Gaal and his sports science team will have noticed the remarkable numbers attached to Marouane Fellaini's stand-out performance against Chelsea on Sunday. Fellaini is never going to be invisible. Not when he looks like he does. Nevertheless anyone who left Old Trafford on Sunday sensing that the big Belgian had been 'everywhere' will be interested to know that he pretty much was. @highlight Marouane Fellaini was superb for Manchester United against Chelsea @highlight The midfielder cost £27.5m from Roberto Martinez's Everton last year @highlight Fellaini was poor for David Moyes for much of last season @highlight Belgium star was linked with a move to Napoli this summer
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CNN has not been able to independently confirm the identity of the man killed in @placeholder.
Decatur, Texas (CNN) -- Colorado authorities are working to determine whether a high-speed chase Thursday involving a man who shot repeatedly at law enforcement officers in Texas is related to this week's shooting death of Tom Clements, Colorado's prison chief. The chase and crash occurred in north Texas, about 700 miles from where Clements was killed Tuesday night. It began around 11 a.m. CT (noon ET) in Montague County, where the driver of a black Cadillac shot at a law enforcement officer who had pulled him over in a traffic stop, said Wise County, Texas, Sheriff David Walker. Two bullets struck the Montague County deputy, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, in the chest and another grazed his head before he managed to call in help, said the sheriff. He is in serious condition at a Dallas-Fort Worth area hospital. @highlight NEW: Denver police cite "strong connection" between Texas case, another homicide @highlight A man leads law enforcement on a chase, shoots at officers in north Texas @highlight The Cadillac driver dies after being shot; a sheriff's deputy is injured, authorities say @highlight Authorities say this man may be linked to the shooting death of Colorado's state prisons chief
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Unsurprisingly, Putin's insistence that he has a right to aid Ukrainian citizens spooks @placeholder, especially as his invocation of that right is coupled with the continued massing of thousands of battle-ready Russian troops along Ukraine's borders.
(CNN) -- So, just what is Russia up to now? On April 17, at the same time Russian President Vladimir Putin snarled at Ukraine and the West at a press conference in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signed a conciliatory agreement in Geneva with the United States, the European Union and Ukraine. On the face of it, the foreign minister seemed to repudiate the President and betray the pro-Russian terrorists in eastern Ukraine. Whatever Putin and Lavrov's game, the statement signed by Lavrov in Geneva represents a major stand down by Russia. To be sure, given the Kremlin's past mendacity and slipperiness, the agreement is ultimately nothing more than a piece of paper. If Putin could breach the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances (wherein the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia agreed to guarantee Ukraine's security and territorial integrity), he could easily tear up the Geneva statement if and when it suits him. @highlight Alexander Motyl: Putin belligerent about Ukraine as his minister signs accord @highlight Motyl: Despite Putin hard line, Geneva statement is a major step down by Russia @highlight Accord says illegal armed groups must be disarmed; illegally seized buildings returned @highlight Motyl: It seems that if you talk tough and act tough, Putin may just possibly listen
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