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'While it's hard to predict when this will end, it's easy to see the pressure is building on @placeholder and it is only a matter of time before he's forced to leave power,' the official said.
By Sara Nelson Last updated at 4:08 PM on 12th August 2011 Libyan rebels said they had captured part of the oil town of Brega on Thursday while their forces in the west pushed toward Zawiyah, trying to get within striking distance of Muammar Gaddafi's capital. Gaddafi is clinging to power despite a near five-month-old NATO air campaign, tightening economic sanctions, and a lengthening war with rebels trying to end his 41-year rule. The rebels have seized large swathes of the North African state, but are deeply divided and lack experience, and Thursday's gains in the east broke weeks of stalemate. @highlight Rebels capture eastern part of Brega and move north towards Zawiyah, west of capital @highlight Tunisia cracks down on petrol smuggling to Gaddafi
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In the ratings, "Dads" averaged 4.2 million viewers and a 1.8 rating including DVR playback; "@placeholder" had 5 million and a 1.4 rating; and "Enlisted" had 2.7 million and a 1.0 rating.
(EW.com ) -- Fox has canceled three freshman comedies, including the most critically bashed sitcom of the season. The network confirms that Seth MacFarlane's "Dads" is dead. This is actually a bit surprising. The industry tom-toms began to drum in recent weeks that the series starring Giovanni Ribisi and Seth Green was, against the odds, looking very likely for a renewal. Recently, however, the caustic comedy's fortune suddenly reversed. The axing is a win for the critics — "Dads" averaged a score of only 15 of 100 on Metacritic. In addition, "Surviving Jack" is canceled too — that's definitely not a surprise. The single-camera sitcom based on best-selling author Justin Halpern's autobiographical book, "I Suck at Girls," is a coming-of-age story set in the 1990s that featured Christopher Meloni as a dad trying to raise his teenage kids. The show struggled in the ratings on Thursday nights. @highlight "Dads" had been critically bashed @highlight Cult favorite "Enlisted" was axed @highlight Fox had already pulled the plug on "Almost Human"
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But I think you’ll find @placeholder won it in 2013, thank you very much.
Manuel Neuer will battle Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the Ballon d'Or in Zurich on Monday night. Here, ADAM SHERGOLD argues why the Germany and Bayern Munich goalkeeper should be crowned the world's best player. I believe that Manuel Neuer should win the Ballon d'Or on Monday night. No wait, do bear with me. The nomination of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for this world player award was as inevitable as night following day, with the rest challenging for just one place. And, in my view, it was fitting that Neuer, goalkeeper for Bayern Munich and Germany, should take it following a quite exceptional year that saw him establish himself as the undisputed No 1 of No 1s and conquer the world. @highlight Manuel Neuer up against Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in Zurich @highlight Goalkeeper helped Germany win the World Cup in Brazil last summer @highlight Neuer made a string of outstanding saves on Germany's road to glory @highlight He also won the Bundesliga and German Cup with Bayern Munich @highlight Sweeper-keeper Neuer has redefined the art of playing in goal @highlight CLICK HERE to follow the Ballon d'Or LIVE
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They returned once again but when @placeholder got a stomach illness, they finally left for good.
(The Frisky) -- As a reality TV fiend, I assumed that "Top Chef: Just Desserts" was going to be totally vanilla. Oh, how wrong I was. Throughout the season, pastry chef Seth Caro has had some serious drama with assorted meltdowns and crocodile tears brought on by such tragedies as the fact that there were no more grapefruits in the kitchen. But this week's episode was beyond. Seth got so worked up after being told he couldn't make ice cream from scratch during a "Quickfire" challenge that he had a full-blown panic attack, saying he was leaving and screaming at the producers. @highlight Seth Caro and Malika Ameen left "Top Chef: Just Desserts" this week @highlight Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt left "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here" three times @highlight Cassandra Whitehead left "America's Next Top Model" instead of getting a haircut
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However, State Department officials say they are taking steps to ensure that @placeholder is returned to the United States.
Washington (CNN) -- Could former U.S. State Department contractor Alan Gross be part of a new prisoner swap? Two Cubans convicted of spying in the United States are pushing for the deal. They argue that U.S. President Barack Obama could follow the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with a similar exchange, swapping three of their imprisoned colleagues in exchange for Gross. "The only thing missing is political will," Fernando Gonzalez told reporters Tuesday, speaking from Havana in a teleconference broadcast at the Cuban Interests Section in Washington. "I cannot think of a reason for him not to do something similar to what he did (with Bergdahl)." @highlight Cubans say the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl shows a prisoner swap is possible @highlight They say former USAID contractor Alan Gross could be next @highlight Cuban authorities want the U.S. to swap Gross for three imprisoned Cuban spies
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Still, such a pledge "will not change the policies of @placeholder on the ground," al-Joulani said.
A Syrian jihadist group appears to have pledged allegiance to al Qaeda's leader -- but also stressed it can achieve a Syrian Islamic state only by working with other rebels, including secularists. The group, al-Nusra Front, also denies an earlier claim that it has merged with Iraq's al Qaeda affiliate, according to an audio message purported to be from al-Nusra general commander Abu Muhammad al-Joulani. The message was posted on various radical Islamist websites known for posting similar statements by al Qaeda figures. Al-Joulani's message comes after the leader of the al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq purportedly claimed this week in an audio statement that al-Nusra Front is part of its network. @highlight Syrian opposition coalition leader: We reject ownership of any of the rebel factions @highlight Al-Nusra Front denies it has merged with al Qaeda in Iraq, according to purported message @highlight But al-Nusra Front leader says he pledges allegiance to al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri @highlight Abu Muhammad al-Joulani: Syrian Islamic state can be built only with all rebel groups' help
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Even if Obama chose to fire @placeholder, he would need to replace her, and that may be the ultimate reason why she may stay on for now.
The disastrous roll out of the Affordable Care Act raises a litany of questions about President Barack Obama's leadership and management ability. But it also begs for an answer to who would take the fall. As problems mount, Rep. Nick Rahall, D-West Virginia, said Thursday that "heads should have rolled" at the White House. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the woman in charge of implementing Obamacare, took the blame for a flawed HealthCare.gov website, even as calls mounted -- inside and outside of Washington - for her to be fired. Testifying before a hostile congressional committee, Sebelius said she should be held accountable for the online site that stumbled out of the starting gate on October 1 and won't be functioning smoothly for most people -- according to Obama, himself -- until the end of the month. @highlight More trouble for Obamacare puts more pressure on Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius @highlight Rep. Nick Rahall, D-West Virginia, said 'heads should have rolled' over disastrous roll out @highlight Crisis management expert says federal agencies take the blame and the White House collects the props
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Now, nowhere in Ryan's op-ed does he suggest ditching the fight over @placeholder.
(CNN) -- The Los Angeles Times headline said it all: "Rep. Paul Ryan Fails to Close Republican Divide." When this became Ryan's job, or whether his now "controversial" Wall Street Journal op-ed was even an attempt at doing that, is anyone's guess. But once again, Republicans have decided to cannibalize themselves viciously and needlessly instead of uniting over common goals. To be clear, the divide on the right isn't over policy. No Republican I've met thinks Obamacare is good legislation. No one is suggesting capitulation on the debt ceiling. Everyone wants spending cuts, entitlement reform and deficit reduction. Where we're divided is over tactics. Incidentally, Ryan hinted at this in September to Politico: @highlight S.E. Cupp: Paul Ryan's proposal on entitlements has been attacked by Ted Cruz backers @highlight She says Ryan is pursuing the worthy goal of reforming entitlement programs @highlight Cupp supports Cruz's effort to defund Obamacare but says Ryan's plan isn't in conflict @highlight She says GOP shouldn't get locked into internal battle over tactics
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"@placeholder's mom sent him a care package with an exercise ball in it.
(CNN) -- Caroline Mickey was sure of several things. She knew she was going to marry Jon Balajthy. She knew she wanted to be a nurse. And she knew she and Balajthy were seriously overweight. Mickey, 22, and Balajthy, 23, met in middle school band class. She played the clarinet, he the tenor saxophone. "He got pretty overweight in the fourth grade, and I got chubby in the seventh," Mickey recalled. But the real weight gain began after high school. The couple started a long-distance relationship when Mickey went to Lock Haven University in their home state of Pennsylvania and Balajthy attended the University of Maryland. @highlight Caroline Mickey and Jon Balajthy dropped 90 and 130 pounds, respectively @highlight When losing weight, they cleared their kitchen of all calorie-rich foods @highlight By working out together, the couple made gym visits a daily routine @highlight To maintain their weight loss, they integrated more activities into their lifestyle
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Loyal supporters: @placeholder, Julia and James take their seats for the tense match
By Lucy Waterlow PUBLISHED: 13:29 EST, 5 July 2013 | UPDATED: 13:33 EST, 5 July 2013 Kim Sears pulled out another stylish look as she watched her boyfriend Andy Murray today. The thrifty 25-year-old carried the Mulberry bag she's had with her at each of her boyfriend's Wimbledon matches and wore a bright orange dress from High Street store Hobbs. The 'Ada' dress costs £129 from the brand and Kim accessorised with a £55 silver bangle from Pandora. Winning look: Kim wore a bright orange dress from Hobbs and carried a Mulberry bag Showbiz pals: Kim arrived with James Corden and his wife Julia @highlight Kim wore orange £129 dress @highlight Rival wag Marta Domachowska donned same shade @highlight Kim arrived with James Corden and his wife Julia
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And it even reached the @placeholder coast, 5,000 miles from the area near Japan where the quake hit.
(CNN Student News) -- March 14, 2011 Download PDF maps related to today's show: • Japan • Santa Cruz, California Transcript THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: We're dedicating this edition of CNN Student News to our audience in Japan. The world is watching in support, and you are not alone. First Up: Japan Earthquake AZUZ: The nation of Japan is reeling today, trying to recover from a devastating natural disaster. The earthquake hit the island nation on Friday. It registered a magnitude of 8.9. That makes it the most powerful quake to hit Japan in at least 100 years. There were reports over the weekend that the quake moved the main of island of Japan -- the entire island -- by 8 feet! @highlight Witness the devastation caused by a powerful earthquake that hit Japan @highlight Hear how a quake can trigger a tsunami that barrels across the ocean @highlight Find out how the earthquake caused concerns at one nuclear power plant @highlight Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories
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"But also to recognize that the time has now come for @placeholder to equip itself with the very latest in new aircraft and technology."
(CNN) -- Some commercial jets receive soaring fanfare when they hang up their wings. Remember all that fuss over the Concorde? Now it's the McDonnell Douglas DC-10's turn. But what sort of retirement party awaits the airline industry's final scheduled DC-10 passenger flight? The final-flight honor goes to Bangladesh Biman Airlines, operator of the world's last passenger DC-10 -- which the airline says will be making its final scheduled flight on December 7, on an otherwise routine flight. (The airline hasn't said which route the plane will fly.) More: China opens futuristic airport terminal The aircraft will then remain grounded in standby mode while awaiting the arrival of its successor, a shiny new Boeing B777-300ER -- and eventual shipment to an undisclosed aviation museum in the United States. @highlight Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate final DC-10 passenger service on December 7 @highlight DC-10 has had checkered past, including high-profile accidents @highlight The plane debuted in 1971 on a flight between Los Angeles and Chicago @highlight A special "last chance" flight for enthusiasts is planned for February
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It's suspected the Marine was trying to make his way to @placeholder via Turkey
A British Marine has been questioned by police on suspicion he was travelling to fight with Kurdish militias in Syria and Iraq during time off work. The 22-year-old is in the Royal Marine Commandos and was quizzed as he prepared to fly from California on a one-way ticket to Turkey. He is suspected of planning to join Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State militants. The Marine is understood to have been due to go on leave, but it is unclear whether he was planning to return to his regiment after fighting for the Kurds. US officials said he was believed to have been in online contact with a Kurdish group that has links in Turkey and the Kurdish frontline city of Irbil – the headquarters of Peshmerga units leading the fight against IS. @highlight A British Marine is suspected of trying to take up arms with Kurdish militia @highlight The 22-year-old is believed to have been due to go on leave at the time @highlight He was stopped as he boarded a one way flight from California to Turkey
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"Black Messiah" was released at midnight on Monday morning, causing fans who never thought they'd see the day to praise the @placeholder gods.
(CNN) -- How does it feel? It's the subtitle of D'Angelo's biggest hit song and a question many are sure to ask the R&B singer after the release of his first album in 14 years. "Black Messiah" follows belatedly on the heels of "Voodoo," the album that launched D'Angelo to superstardom in 2000. What took so long for "Black Messiah" to take shape? D'Angelo offered a glimpse into the cause of the delays and his legendary reclusiveness in a 2012 GQ magazine profile. The singer, whose full name is Michael "D'Angelo" Archer, opened up about substance abuse, weight gain and a car crash that kept him out of the public eye and his fans craving new music for years. @highlight D'Angelo released "Black Messiah" on Monday @highlight The R&B singer hit it big in 2000 with "(Untitled) How does it feel?" @highlight Fans eagerly awaited a followup to 2000's "Voodoo" but were left wanting
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by revelations last year of mass surveillance of @placeholder citizens by the
German detectives have arrested a man suspected of spying for the United States in what could prove the 'biggest scandal involving a German-American double agent since the Second World War'. The 31-year-old German citizen was being questioned today on suspicion of snooping on Germany's parliamentary inquiry into the NSA affair. According to one German newspaper, he was first arrested amid suspicions he tried to make contact with Russian intelligence, only to confess he was in fact spying for the Americans. Scroll down for video Double agent: German authorities would not go into any details as to the identity of the man except that he worked for the BND intelligence service, Germany's equivalent to MI6 (pictured: radomes that contain radar antennas stand at an operating facility of the BND, for whom the suspect works) @highlight The unnamed 31-year-old works for Germany's BND intelligence service @highlight He is accused of spying for the U.S. on German inquiry into NSA scandal @highlight German newspaper Bild claims he was in U.S. employ for two years @highlight In that time, he 'passed them 218 secret documents in exchange for €25,000' @highlight First arrested for trying to contact Russian agents before admitting U.S. link @highlight U.S. ambassador summoned by German foreign ministry after arrest
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People like @placeholder support candidates who are in favor of lowering tax rates for corporations and the super-wealthy -- people like Sheldon Adelson.
Despite Republicans' claims that they're going to shorten the 2016 primary process, the contest is already under way. At the end of March, potential Republican presidential candidates Chris Christie, Scott Walker and Jeb Bush were among those who rushed to Las Vegas to compete in the first primary for an all-important constituency of one: billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. In 2012, Adelson and his wife, Miriam, spent at least $93 million backing Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and other Republicans in their effort to defeat President Obama and Democrats at every level. These candidates are all too eager to try to court and please the likes of Adelson, who's trying to buy the White House. @highlight Donna Brazile says billionaires spend money to get politicians who help them @highlight Adelson, Koch brothers want politicians who favor lower taxes, she argues @highlight Such political spending is legal, thanks to recent Supreme Court rulings, she says
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Hague said the London meeting had been "important and productive," held against a backdrop of "the Syrian regime's escalating use of indiscriminate and disproportionate force against the people of @placeholder."
London (CNN) -- Syrian opposition leaders and the "Friends of Syria" group agree that planned peace talks in Geneva will aim to bring about a democratic transition for Syria in which President Bashar al-Assad plays no part, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said Tuesday. "We are clear that Syrian President Assad has no role in a peaceful and democratic Syria," he said. Hague's words followed a Friends of Syria meeting that brought together foreign ministers from 11 core countries including the United States, Britain, France, Turkey and Gulf nations and Syrian opposition leaders. It was aimed at bolstering the prospects for the peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland. They are expected to take place late next month, although no firm date has been set. @highlight NEW: Syrian opposition leader says opposition groups will meet to decide on their approach @highlight Kerry: Syrian opposition is not calling for al-Assad to go before it will join talks @highlight William Hague: "President Assad has no role in a peaceful and democratic Syria" @highlight Peace talks are due to take place in late November in Geneva, Switzerland
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The agency also notified colleagues at the @placeholder police and fire department, and their joint search of the locations failed to yield bombs or an armed man.
By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter Authorities are searching for suspects whose hoax calls triggered the evacuation of several buildings at Harvard University and a futile search for an armed man and bombs on campus. Cambridge police spokesman Jeremy Warnick says police received four calls reporting bombs planted on campus and a man carrying an assault rifle at the Ivy League school on Saturday morning. Harvard University's police department says in a community advisory that it immediately ordered evacuation of buildings identified by the caller. Evacuation; Police evacuated university buildings following reports of an armed man and bombs They received several reports of suspicious packages on campus this morning, said Warnick. @highlight Harvard University police received multiple reports of an armed man and bombs on campus @highlight Buildings were evacuated and the area searched @highlight They found nothing and concluded the the calls were a hoax @highlight Police are now searching for two suspects who claimed responsibility for the incident on Twitter
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@placeholder sued Texas, winning an injunction against the law by arguing that abortion is constitutional and Texas' efforts would block women's access to preventive health care.
(CNN) -- A federal court has ruled in favor of Texas, which wants to ban state funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates participating in a health program for low-income women because the family planning network performs abortions. The ruling vacated a lower court's preliminary injunction and opened the way for Texas to sever money to clinics affiliated with Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider, which has come under recent attack from anti-abortion politicians. Texas Gov. Rick Perry praised the decision issued late Tuesday by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. "Today's ruling affirms that Texas' Women's Health Program has no obligation to fund organizations that promote abortion -- including Planned Parenthood," Perry said. "The 5th Circuit's decision is a win for Texas women, our rule of law and our state's priority to protect life." @highlight Texas opposes government funding for abortion providers @highlight It required clinics in the Women's Health program to certify they do not perform abortions @highlight Texas Gov. Rick Perry praised the court decision
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@placeholder and I were talking about this the other day, saying how if we’d met earlier we’d have had more kids, but that you end up with the ones you’re meant to have.
She has suffered the trauma of one miscarriage and one stillbirth. Now Amanda Holden has sworn never to try for more children because she doesn’t want to ‘put my family through that again.’ The Britain’s Got Talent presenter, 43, has two daughters - Lexi, eight, and Hollie, two, - with her husband Chris Hughes. Scroll down for video. I'm done: Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has told how she came close to death during the birth of her youngest child But before her second birth she suffered years of heartbreak, having a miscarriage in 2010 and a stillborn son the following year. @highlight Amanda Holden opens up about the trauma of a miscarriage and a stillbirth @highlight In her latest interview, she swears never to try again for more children @highlight The Britain's Got Talent presenter, 43, has two daughters with her husband
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Last month a @placeholder judge ruled that a woman could wear a full-face veil during her trial but must remove it while giving evidence.
His Honour Judge Hinkinbottom rejected the appeal A failed asylum seeker and his 11-year-old daughter are demanding they must not be deported to France - because she would be banned from wearing the burka. The Muslim father, 42, says removing them from the UK and forcing them to live across the Channel would amount to a breach of her religious rights. France banned women from wearing the burka - the full body covering - and the niqab or face veil in public three years ago. The pair arrived in France when fleeing from Iran in 2011. Britain is seeking to deport them and under EU rules they should go to the first country they set foot in. @highlight People seen to be wearing a burka or niquab can be fined £125 in France @highlight Father claims that religious rights would be breached in the country @highlight Says that his 11-year-old daughter is dedicated to following the dress code
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"The communication is still very limited in many areas in southern @placeholder, so there is real difficulty if you're asking for some updates on what happened to families or relatives."
(CNN) -- On Leyte Island, one of the hardest hit areas by Typhoon Haiyan, a man is asked by a television crew if he has a message for relatives living abroad. "I'm just letting you know, Josie is gone. Please forgive me, I couldn't save her, because we all got separated from each other when the strong waves hit," said the man, tears rolling down his face as he spoke to CNN affiliate ABS-CBN about his daughter's death. "We got separated. "I couldn't even hold on to my child ... Josie is on the corner. Her body has been there three days," he tells the camera. @highlight Survivor to family abroad: "Josie is gone. Please forgive me, I couldn't save her" @highlight More than 10 million Filipinos live and work in 217 countries around the world @highlight Poor communications has left many wondering the fate of their loved ones @highlight Most Philippines expatriates work in the U.S., followed by Saudi Arabia and Canada
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Make sure that for every story about @placeholder, they hear about Taylor Hooton.
(CNN) -- Ryan Braun must now sit at home in shame. If press reports are accurate, Alex Rodriguez and about a dozen other Major League Baseball cheaters might do that too. But the homes they sit in are million-dollar mansions. That seems to be the lesson young athletes learn from the latest steroids scandal. Sure, they look bad. But both Braun and Rodriguez have millions of dollars to fall back on. What's most troubling about this affair is how many of today's young people believe cheating might be the only way to break through in sports. In a recent Zogby poll, nearly half of males ages 18 through 25 thought that taking performance-enhancing drugs is critical to making it in professional sports or helping one's athletic performance. And well more than half of those polled thought that at least one-third of the major leaguers in the recent All-Star Game had used performance-enhancing drugs, often called PEDs, to get where they are. @highlight Tom Galvin: Ryan Braun, Alex Rodriguez still have millions despite baseball scandal @highlight Galvin: Many teens think cheating might be the only way to break through in sports @highlight Remember Taylor Hooton, he says, a teen who killed himself under influence of steroids @highlight Galvin: Tell teens performance-enhancing drugs cause liver trouble, depression and more
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The Chinese exploration plans, announced in December, come as the @placeholder has been scaling back its plans and funding for space exploration.
Beijing (CNN) -- Watch out, America. China is steadily catching up in space. Between June and August this year, China plans to launch its manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and then rendezvous and dock with a space lab which has been orbiting the earth since September. Three astronauts will undertake the voyage, but one of them will not board the space lab. He will remain inside the spacecraft as a precautionary measure in case of emergency. It will be China's first crew expedition involving manual docking. If all goes as planned, China will become only the third nation, next to the U.S. and Russia, to dock capsules in space. @highlight China plans to launch its first manned flight to dock at space lab in 2012 @highlight Country plans to build a space station, working towards a manned lunar landing @highlight China's space ambitions are a campaign issue in the upcoming U.S. election @highlight China's may overtake Russia and Europe's space activities in a decade, experts says
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However, national house price growth was being inflated by the outsized gain in @placeholder, Mr Kennedy said.
By Leesa Smith For Daily Mail Australia Capital city house prices continue to rise across Australia with a boost by the very strong Sydney housing market. Property prices rose 1.8 per cent in the three months up until June outdoing the one per cent rise predicted by economists. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' index of house prices rose 10.1 per cent during the 12 months until June - the third month in a row of the annual rate sitting above 10 per cent. Scroll down for video Capital city house prices continue to rise in Australia with a boost by the very strong Sydney housing market which has risen 15.6 per cent in the year to June @highlight Property prices rose 1.8 per cent in the three months up until June outdoing the one per cent rise predicted by economists @highlight House prices rose 10.1 per cent during the 12 months until June @highlight It is the third month in a row of the annual rate sitting above 10 per cent @highlight Leading the charge was Sydney where prices rose 15.6 per cent in a year @highlight Melbourne had a 9.3 per cent gain with Brisbane at a 6.8 per cent increase
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@placeholder is part of a close-knit church community that's helping the family, Dollar said.
By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 15:58 EST, 26 November 2013 | UPDATED: 16:25 EST, 26 November 2013 A man who has been the Kansas City Chiefs' mascot for more than two decades was in stable condition after being seriously injured this weekend while rehearsing a zip line routine at Arrowhead Stadium. Dan Meers, of Missouri, who is married with three children, was injured due to apparent human error, his attorney said today. The 46-year-old, who has played the KC Wolf since the mascot's inception in 1989, was seriously injured Saturday while practicing for Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers in Kansas City, Mo. @highlight Dan Meers suffered a serious back injury after 'human error' caused him to fall from a zip line @highlight Meers has been the mascot since 1989 @highlight An investigation is pending over the incident
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emergency measure and the process had been somewhat hurried as @placeholder
By Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press PUBLISHED: 13:10 EST, 22 February 2013 | UPDATED: 18:02 EST, 22 February 2013 Nevada has passed an 'historic' bill making it legal to play online poker within the state and with other players across the country. The legislature, Bill AB114, was passed unanimously in both the Assembly and Senate on Thursday before it was signed into law by Governor Brian Sandoval. While the legislation ruled that interstate gambling is now allowed, players from across the country will only be able to play legally once Nevada makes agreements with individual states. The federal Department of Justice has previously cracked down on sites that let people illegally gamble across states, but Sandoval said he was confident Nevada was on firm legal footing. @highlight State legislation signed on Thursday legalized interstate gambling @highlight Players throughout the country will only be able to play online poker once their states enter agreements with Nevada @highlight Regulators now coming up with parameters of these agreements @highlight Bill was rushed through as New Jersey threatened to beat them to it
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Long time coming: Keane has been out the Premier League since leaving @placeholder in 2008
By David Kent Roy Keane finally made his return back into top flight coaching on Monday, as he started his new role as assistant to Paul Lambert at Aston Villa. The former Manchester United captain last featured in the top flight as manager for Sunderland before he left his position as Black Cats boss in 2008. And already the Irish coach was keen to settle into his new role as he shared discussions with Lambert at the club's Bodymoor Heath training ground. VIDEO Scroll down for Roy Keane answers questions on his appointment at Villa Talking tactics: Roy Keane (right) speaks to Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert during training @highlight Roy Keane begins role as Aston Villa assistant to Paul Lambert @highlight Former Manchester United captain returns to Premier League for first time since 2008 @highlight Keane agreeed to join West Midlands club as coach this summer
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Adidas has provided several teams, including @placeholder, Kansas and UCLA, with outfits that the Wall Street Journal described as "the wrong kind of crazy."
(CNN) -- Do you know the mascot for South Dakota State? Can you come up with the all-time record for No. 16 seeds? How about the starting backcourt for the Michigan Wolverines? No? Well, to prepare you for Selection Sunday and the three weeks of March Madness, here is an A to Z primer on the NCAA Tournament that will cap a wildly unpredictable season in college basketball. A is for Anyone, which is pretty much who can claim the NCAA title. That doesn't mean you should pick Liberty -- which brings a 15-20 record into the tournament -- in your office pool. But unlike one year ago, when Kentucky was heavily favored from the start of the season, there are a dozen teams that can legitimately say they have a chance to clip the nets in Atlanta in three weeks. @highlight The NCAA Tournament brackets will be revealed on Selection Sunday, March 17 @highlight Need help ushering in March Madness 2013? This primer explains your brackets @highlight WSJ on Notre Dame, Cincinnati, UCLA, Kansas' Adidas uniforms: "Wrong kind of crazy" @highlight No. 16 seed hasn't won a game in NCAA Tournament since it expanded to 64 teams in 1985
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@placeholder was also hit in the head by the pole that mysteriously tumbled down
By Alexandra Klausner PUBLISHED: 16:38 EST, 10 March 2014 | UPDATED: 17:28 EST, 10 March 2014 Three women from Maine were out at the Bruins game on Thursday to have a knockout belated birthday celebration for one of them. Unfortunately that same pal was 'knocked out cold' and must now see a neurologist. Sabina Grasso turned 21 a few days before Anna McDonough and Caitlyn Brown attended the Boston Bruins game. The girls were taking photographs near the ice when the metal pole used to hold up the protective netting fell and struck both Grasso and McDonough in the head. Grasso was knocked unconscious, McDonough was hit, and Brown was not injured. @highlight Sabina Grasso must see a neurologist after she was 'knocked out cold' by a pole attached to a safety net at the Boston Bruins arena @highlight Sabina Grasso turned 21 a few days before Anna McDonough and Caitlyn Brown attended the Boston Bruins game to celebrate her birthday @highlight The arena issued a statement saying that the girls had minor injuries but now Grasso must go to a neurologist
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The case against @placeholder for the most part rested on the testimony of Zunich, whose graphically detailed her relationship with Knoefel and what led her to kill Lisa Knoefel.
Jaield: Sabrina Zunich, 19, who pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder in the stabbing death of 41-year-old Lisa Knoefel, was sentenced Monday, to life in prison with a chance for parole in 30 years. An Ohio teenager who killed her foster mother in 2012 after her foster father's told her to do it, has been sentenced to life in prison with a chance for parole in 30 years. Nineteen-year-old Sabrina Zunich pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder in the stabbing death of 41-year-old Lisa Knoefel in their home in the Cleveland suburbs. Zunich testified at the trial of Kevin Knoefel that he'd threatened suicide if his wife wasn't killed. Zunich and the now 44-year-old Kevin Knoefel were romantically involved. @highlight Sabrina Zunich was arrested following the murder of Lisa Knoefel in 2012 @highlight She has now been sentenced to 30 years in jail after being charged with aggravated murder in connection with her foster mother's death @highlight In July, her foster father Kevin Knoefel was also convicted of conspiring to kill his wife
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Hundreds of vacationers were evacuated from @placeholder the same day in response to the alerts, which warned of a "high threat" of terrorist attacks.
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- At least 10 people were killed in two explosions Friday in central Nairobi, the Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre said via Twitter. As many as 76 people were wounded in the blasts at the Gikomba market and on a public minibus, the disaster agency said. Ambulances evacuated 43 injured males and 33 injured females, the Centre said via Twitter. Two suspects were arrested in connection with the explosions, which were caused by grenades, according to Nairobi Police Commandant Benson Kibuye. There have been no claims of responsibility in the attack. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta expressed his sympathy to those affected by the blasts, the Interior Ministry said via Twitter. @highlight Police: Blasts were caused by grenades, two arrested @highlight Two explosions killed 10 people in central Nairobi, officials said @highlight Kenyan President expressed his sympathy to those affected @highlight Attacks come after U.S., Australia, UK issue travel alerts
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She also repeated the U.S. request that @placeholder release three American hikers jailed there.
Washington (CNN) -- A missing Iranian researcher, who Tehran claimed the CIA abducted, has sought sanctuary in the Pakistani Embassy in Washington, a senior U.S. official and two senior Pakistani diplomatic sources told CNN on Tuesday. "Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri, who was kidnapped by the Americans, had gone to the Pakistani Embassy in Washington, D.C. and taken refuge at Iran's Interest Section. He has requested to be sent back to Iran quickly," Iran's semi-official news agency Mehr said Tuesday. Since he is an Iranian national, the Interest Section will prepare his papers, buy him a ticket and send him home, the Pakistani sources said. @highlight NEW: Secretary of State Clinton says the scientist is in the United States of his own free will @highlight The Iranian scientist arrived at the Pakistani Embassy on Monday @highlight Iran claims U.S. kidnapped Amiri to force him to give up data about Iran's nuclear program @highlight U.S. has denied charge but remains tight-lipped on whether Amiri defected
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Details of the angry exchange between high-flying Ms Greening and Mr Cameron emerged days after her surprise removal as @placeholder, less than a year after she was promoted to the Cabinet.
'Rant': Justine Greening lost her role as Transport Secretary in David Cameron's reshuffle of his cabinet Sacked Transport Secretary Justine Greening shouted at David Cameron, ‘I didn’t come into politics to distribute money to people in the Third World!’ when he put her in charge of overseas aid, it was claimed last night. And she warned him the move would make a mockery of his promise at the last Election not to build a third runway at Heathrow. The feisty Minister told the PM: ‘If you remove me from transport it will be obvious to everyone that you are changing your policy on the third runway.’ @highlight Justine Greening was shifted to the Department for International Development in the Cabinet reshuffle @highlight Warned PM removing her transport brief made a mockery of his pledge not to expand at Heathrow
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It was left to another U.S. "ambassador" to lend support to @placeholder.
Artists tend to occupy the front lines against repression. So it comes as no surprise that the occupation of Egypt's Ministry of Culture protesting the "Brotherhoodization" of the ministry under the leadership of Alaa Abdel-Aziz has helped drive the planned massive demonstrations against Mohamed Morsy on Sunday. Once again, the U.S. government appears to be on the fence in Egypt, with Ambassador Anne Patterson expressing skepticism about "street action" that could result in violent protests. "People realize that this is about the identity of Egypt," said Hazem Azmy, a scholar active in the Culture of Ministry occupation. With Ultras (militant soccer fans) standing by to protect the growing crowds, nightly performances are held outside the ministry, ranging from ballet to an impromptu concert by pop star Ahmed Saad that even had the police dancing. @highlight Cynthia Schneider: Egyptians plan Sunday protest against President Mohamed Morsy @highlight Schneider: U.S. ambassador to Egypt ignores history by being skeptical about "street action" @highlight Schneider asks: What revolution has succeeded in the short term without taking to the streets? @highlight The opposition to Morsy shows that the Egyptian revolution is not over, she says
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@placeholder has quite deliberately become the standard-bearer of traditional morality, cracking down mercilessly on Russian liberals, particularly on its gay and lesbian citizens, even foreign visitors, as part of an effort to stoke popular support in a country that, despite having lived through the cutting-edge social experiment of communism, remains deeply conservative.
(CNN) -- A slender and stylish woman with a full dark beard -- yes, a beard -- stands in the middle of the roiling battle between Russia and the West, adding to the fury of a growing confrontation. Who could have imagined it? I'm talking about the singer Conchita Wurst, alter ego of the Austrian artist Tom Neuwirth. Conchita just won the hugely popular Eurovision contest with overwhelming public support, turning herself into an instant international superstar, a fact that is apparently driving many influential Russians into a foot-stomping rage. In theory, Eurovision, the venerable 58-year-old European tradition, is all about good feelings and understanding between neighbors in a continent once torn by war. In reality, it is a competition driven by crisscrossing rivalries and subtle political overtones. @highlight Conchita Wurst, a "woman" with a full beard, overwhelmingly won Eurovision song contest @highlight Frida Ghitis: She became a lightning rod in culture war between the West and Russia @highlight Russia, known for anti-gay laws, demanded that Conchita be removed from the contest @highlight Ghitis: When asked, Conchita's message to President Putin was "We are unstoppable"
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A statement by Mr @placeholder, read to the inquest, revealed he had recently come out of another relationship when he started dating Miss Coursier.
Oxford student Charlotte Coursier committed suicide six hours after her boyfriend ended their relationship A 'talented and gifted' Oxford University student hanged herself after her boyfriend of 11 months ended their relationship. Charlotte Coursier was struggling to cope with a 'campaign of harassment' inflicted on her by a college lecturer, as well as the torment of having aborted a pregnancy. An inquest heard how Miss Coursier was found dead at home by her housemates in June last year. The coroner was told she had been bombarded with 'crazy and rambling' emails sent by Dr Jeffrey Ketland, a former college lecturer, who followed her to Oxford when she moved from Edinburgh. @highlight Charlotte Coursier was found hanged at her home in Oxford in June @highlight 25-year-old had faced a barrage of 'crazy and rambling' emails from college lecturer Dr Jeffrey Ketland, inquest heard @highlight In March last year, Miss Coursier had an abortion, telling her boyfriend Ben Fardell she had 'murdered her child' @highlight Mr Fardell ended their relationship on June 10 last year @highlight Six hours later when he called, Miss Coursier's housemate answered her phone and discovered her lifeless body slumped in her bedroom @highlight Assistant coroner recorded a verdict of suicide @highlight For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here for details. @highlight Dr Ketland has asked us to make clear that he was not asked to give evidence at the inquest and he denies the allegations Ms Coursier made about this conduct. He moved to Oxford before she did and had contacted the authorities over his concern about her mental state.
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@placeholder revealed a middle-ground stance on pot, saying he warns his daughters against smoking it as he did, but also complaining that too many young people face lengthy prison terms for something he says is less dangerous to the user than alcohol.
Washington (CNN) -- So there's this guy, Barry, who seems pretty liberal. Used to smoke pot and doesn't think it's as dangerous as alcohol. Says he wouldn't let a son play pro football. Some call him one of those late Baby Boomers who believe they can save the world. Maybe he used to be, but the last year has been pretty tough and he's sounding a bit more grounded these days when you actually sit down and talk to him. Barry could be any number of Americans -- an educated, white-collar guy having his idealistic vision blunted by midlife realities such as raising two daughters. @highlight In a major magazine profile, President Obama emphasizes historical context @highlight Ten years after bursting onto the national scene, Obama's vision sounds less lofty @highlight Still pushing for equal opportunity, he says in the end things will be better than worse @highlight Obama: Chances for final treaties in talks on three Middle East issues less than 50%
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Hickox, 33, stepped into the media glare when she returned from treating Ebola patients in @placeholder to become subject to a mandatory quarantine in New Jersey.
The nurse who successfully fought an Ebola quarantine order is planning to leave a Maine town with her boyfriend and move out of state. Ted Wilbur says he and girlfriend Kaci Hickox will leave Fort Kent no earlier than Monday, the last day of the disease's 21-day incubation period. Wilbur withdrew Friday from the University of Maine campus in Fort Kent, where he was a senior nursing student. Hickox said they were exploring the idea of relocating and looking at a new college — and noted that it would probably be outside Maine. Scroll Down for Video Ted Wilbur says he was barred from returning to his studies at the University of Maine at Fort Kent despite his girlfriend Kaci Hickox being declared 'not contagious' by state officials @highlight Kaci Hickox to leave Maine home after 21-day incubation period ends Monday @highlight Will leave with her boyfriend, Ted Wilbur who left his studies at the University of Maine @highlight Hickox, 33, criticised strict guidelines for returning health workers @highlight She claimed 21-day quarantines were driven by 'abundance of politics' @highlight Condemned New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's 'cautious' approach' @highlight 'I think all of the scientific and medical community agrees,' said nurse @highlight Miss Hickox flew to Sierra Leone in West Africa, to treat Ebola patients @highlight On her return, she was placed under mandatory quarantine, but defied it
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"It is not surprising that they would issue such a claim of responsibility," the official said of the @placeholder statement.
London, England (CNN) -- An explosive device found in a cargo plane in England last month probably would have exploded over the Eastern Seaboard of the United States if it had not been discovered, Scotland Yard said Wednesday. The device was primed to explode about six hours after it was found, a senior U.S. counterterrorism source told CNN. "Forensic examination has indicated that if the device had activated it would have been at 10:30 hrs BST on Friday, 29 October 2010," the Scotland Yard statement said. "If the device had not been removed from the aircraft the activation could have occurred over the eastern seaboard of the U.S." @highlight NEW: U.S. security bulletin dismisses AQAP claim involving Dubai crash @highlight The White House says the finding demonstrates the "serious nature" of the threat @highlight The device was set to explode six hours after it was discovered, officials say @highlight Another explosive device was found in a plane in the United Arab Emirates
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@placeholder used cash machines 2.9billion times in 2011 to withdraw a total of more than £190billion.
By Mark Duell PUBLISHED: 20:57 EST, 1 January 2014 | UPDATED: 04:36 EST, 2 January 2014 More than 300,000 of the poorest people in Britain have no free-use cash machines within 1km from their homes, it was revealed today. There are 269 low-income areas with no free ATMs inside a 1km (0.6-mile) radius – with half of the most excluded people living in South Wales and the North. Labour MP Frank Field, who advises the Government on combating poverty, said the charges - which range from 75p to £10 - are ‘a rip-off that makes [payday lender] Wonga look like Santa Claus’. @highlight 269 low-income areas with no free ATMs within 1km (0.6-mile) radius @highlight Half of the most excluded people live in South Wales and the North @highlight MP says people who rely on pay-for cash machines are often poor
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Most Native Americans are descended from a small group of migrants that crossed a 'land bridge' between @placeholder and America during the ice ages more than 15,000 years ago
It's been known for years that some Native Americans and Russians share ancestors, and new research claims to have confirmed this link by discovering they also share language traits. Scientists from Georgetown University used a technique called linguistic phylogeny to discover a direct link between the Na-Dene family of languages in North America, and the Yeniseian languages of Central Siberia. Their findings also revealed the migration of people from central Asia to North America around 13,000 years ago may not have been a one-way trip - with some people returning home to Siberia, taking their language back with them. Scientists from Georgetown University used a technique called linguistic phylogeny to discover a link between the Na-Dene family of languages of North American tribes and the Yeniseian languages of Central Siberia. Stock illustration of an Apache Indian is pictured @highlight Study used a technique called linguistic phylogeny to analyse languages @highlight Researchers found a link between the current Na-Dene languages of North America and the Yeniseian languages of Central Siberia @highlight Around 40 languages were found to have diffused across Asia and the U.S. @highlight The findings also reveal that migration may not have been a one-way trip @highlight This diffusion of languages suggests some people returned home, taking their dialects with them
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Given Iran's closeness to @placeholder's government, it seems unlikely rebels would consider Rouhani an independent broker.
(CNN) -- The less-than-confrontational comments coming from new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani are not what the West is used to hearing from that country's office in recent years. Rouhani, a cleric and moderate politician elected in June, has signaled his desire for better engagement with the West, most recently in a Thursday Washington Post op-ed, in which he called for an end to "the unhealthy rivalries and interferences that fuel violence and drive us apart." Coming a week before he's to attend the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Rouhani's op-ed called for nations to work together on contentious issues such as Iran's nuclear program. And he offered to broker efforts to bring peace to Syria, a long-time Iranian ally torn by civil war. @highlight Hassan Rouhani holds a doctorate from a university in Scotland @highlight He had a long career in Iran's defense establishment @highlight A senior cleric, he was Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and writes on diplomacy @highlight He has made comments in support of Iran's rebellious Green Movement
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A man wearing blackface drags an inflatable doll that is supposed to represent @placeholder
Rivaling all things Ebola-related for the title of most tasteless Halloween costume this year is an outbreak of ill-advised Ray Rice-themed ensembles – a shocking number of which feature the wearers proudly posing in blackface. Ex-Ravens running back Rice, 27, was suspended indefinitely by the NFL after unseen footage surfaced of him knocking his then fiancée unconscious during an argument in an Atlantic City elevator in February. After dominating the national media for several days in September, the incident has now inspired a rash of ill-advised Halloween costumes. Good role models? A son posted this photo on Instagram of his parents happily posing in blackface as Ray and Janay Rice @highlight Photos have surfaced on social media platforms of people wearing ill-judged Ray Rice-themed Halloween costumes @highlight People appear in blackface in a shocking number of the photos - even a young boy @highlight The photos have received a number of negative remarks from commenters highly critical of the tasteless behavior @highlight The ex-Ravens running back was suspended indefinitely in September after shocking footage of him knocking his wife unconscious surfaced @highlight Janay Rice tweeted her dismay at the costumes on Wednesday and described it as 'sad, that my suffering amuses others'
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The @placeholder would be a starting point for the UK to build a fair and reasonable regime with Australia.
A new report, backed by London mayor Boris Johnson, may make it easier for Australians to work and travel within the UK. The report, penned by Commonwealth Exchange's Tim Hewish, urges the British government to rethink their immigration laws when it comes to Australia and New Zealand, by creating a 'bilateral mobility zone' between the countries. The report encourages a system similar to Australia's Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement (TTTA) with New Zealand, which allows free movement between both countries. Scroll down for video A new report, backed by London mayor Boris Johnson, may make it easier for Australians to work and travel within the UK @highlight A new report wants to make it easier for Australians to travel,work and live in the UK @highlight The 'How to Solve a Problem like a Visa' report is being backed by London mayor Boris Johnson @highlight The new visa laws would allow free movement between Australia in the UK @highlight There has been a drop in Australians migrating to the UK from 40,000 in 1999 to 26,000 in 2011 @highlight The new system would be modelled on Australia's Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement with New Zealand @highlight The report touches on Australia's turbulent attitude towards immigration
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While the business says the @placeholder-bound fish are stuck on a ship for four weeks, executives insist the added logistics -- and extra costs -- are worth it.
(CNN)The flashing neon advertising signs and crowded crosswalks of Tokyo may not resemble the slow suburban settlement of Maseru -- the capital of the tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho in southern Africa. But the two countries are now being linked by an unlikely dish: trout. Thanks to Highlands Trout, and their operation 2,200m above sea level in the Maluti Mountains, supermarket shoppers in Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo can now get their seafood fix from the landlocked African nation. "Lesotho provide(s) ideal, pristine environmental conditions for the farming of large trout," explains Fred Formanek, managing partner of Advance Africa Management Services, who has developed the Highlands Trout project since 2009. "Water temperatures are close to ideal [for trout] for most of the year due to the altitude." @highlight A company in Lesotho is exporting 85% of its total trout catch to Japan @highlight The fish are reared in a dam 2,200m above sea level in the Maluti Mountains @highlight Creating Lesotho's first fishery has presented challenges @highlight The company expects to grow its production by 750 tonnes per year
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"The failure to publish Mr Garcia's report and his statement that the summary report which was published contained "numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations" has resulted in a further decline in public confidence of FIFA," added @placeholder.
(CNN) -- FIFA is coming under growing pressure from some of Europe's leading football federations to take "urgent action" and restore confidence in the world governing body. Under-fire FIFA has faced heavy criticism over its refusal to publish a key report into allegations of corruption surrounding the World Cup bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments in Russia and Qatar. England's 2018 bid was singled out for particular criticism by German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert when he delivered his 42-page summary of Michael Garcia's report last week. But the English Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has hit back, confirming he will be writing to every member of the FIFA executive committee asking for full publication. @highlight FIFA coming under increasing pressure from member nations @highlight English Football Association hit out at FIFA @highlight FA chairman Greg Dyke wants "urgent action" taken @highlight Dyke fears for credibility of world football's governing body
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Testifying under subpoena, Alwan told jurors that he became an aspiring jihadist after worshipping at a mosque in Lackawanna , @placeholder, where he grew up.
An American who trained at an al-Qaeda camp in Afghanistan in the spring of 2001 before losing his nerve testified Thursday how he encountered Osama bin Laden and the terror group's spokesman at a safe house — and that bin Laden hinted that a suicide attack on U.S. soil was in the works. 'Just know you have brothers willing to carry their souls in their hands,' bin Laden told the witness, Sahim Alwan, and other recruits, Alwan said on the witness stand in federal court in Manhattan. Asked what he thought that meant, Alwan responded, 'To die.' Signing them up: Osama bin Laden's son-in-law Suliman Abu Ghayth (right) is currently on trial in New York for recruiting terrorists before 9/11 @highlight Sahim Alwan was trained at an al-Qaeda camp in Afhganistan in the lead-up to the 9/11 attacks @highlight The Lackawanna, New York-native quit the terrorist group when he realized he might be used as a suicide bomber @highlight Alwan testified as a witness this week in the trial of Suliam Abu Ghaith - Osama bin Laden's son-in-law @highlight Ghaith is accused of recruiting members for al-Qaeda
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Honored: Taya Kyle and her children walked behind the coffin of her husband @placeholder during his memorial service in Dallas today
By Katie Davies PUBLISHED: 14:59 EST, 11 February 2013 | UPDATED: 03:46 EST, 12 February 2013 Thousands of mourners attended a memorial service today for former Navy Seal Chris Kyle as his wife and young children paid painful tribute alongside his military colleagues who spoke of his unrelenting loyalty to them. Crowds queued to enter the Cowboys Stadium so they could hear memories of a kind and loving family man, a practical joker and a proud veteran dubbed ' America's deadliest sniper'. His wife Taya Kyle, said at the memorial service that her husband made her feel like 'pure gold' and loved her without judgement. @highlight Crowds queued for hours to enter the Cowboys stadium in Dallas to pay tribute to former Navy Seal Chris Kyle @highlight Wife Taya paid tribute to her loving husband and speaks of his pride at being a father as heartbreaking notes from his children are printed on the memorial's program @highlight Kyle was shot dead at a shooting range alongside friend Chad Littlefield earlier this month @highlight Marine Eddie Ray Routh, 25, has been charged with their murders
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The @placeholder family has specialised in hand curing fish since 1963. using traditional methods, natural ingredients, oak chippings and lots of manpower.
Christmas is now just three weeks away and many of us who are hosting will have our shopping list sorted and our recipes planned. The smoked salmon blini - a fish starter on a bed of cream cheese topped with lemon - is a staple festive canapé. A new variety of smoked salmon on the market hopes to take centre stage on British platters come December 25 - but at £25 for 250g, is it really worth it? Scroll down for video FEMAIL's Deni Kirkova taste tests the most expensive smoked salmon in the UK against Lidl, M&S and Tesco Finest @highlight Quinlan's Kerry Fish sell their Irish Wild Smoked Salmon at £25 per 250g @highlight Made using secret smoking recipe known only by founder and his 3 sons @highlight FEMAIL tested the expensive salmon against Lidl, M&S and Tesco versions
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The paper added that while the event in famously-liberal San Francisco was packed with @placeholder but there was even an audible mumbling immediately after the remark.
Texas Governor Rick Perry has caused a firestorm by comparing likening homosexuality to a disorder that people can avoid like alcoholism. The former Republican presidential candidate made the controversial remarks while speaking at a conference in San Francisco, and while most of the event focused on economic issues, an audience member asked about a new program in Texas that aims to 'cure' gay and lesbian clients. In response to a question about it, Perry said he did not know whether the therapy worked before he was further asked if he thought homosexuality was a disorder. Sparking controversy: Texan Governor Rick Perry made the remark during a Wednesday evening event in San Francisco @highlight The Texas Governor made the controversial remarks to an audience in San Francisco on Wednesday night @highlight Was asked about the new therapy program approved in Texas to help 'cure' gays and lesbians and went on to compare homosexuality to a disorder @highlight Not the first time the former Republican presidential candidate has made the comparison, wrote about the parallels in his 2008 book
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If @placeholder were to change its policy, for example, into contributory system in which everyone has to pay in to get some money from the system we then could talk about changes if they were absolutely non-discriminatory.'
David Cameron has been warned by Poland that he must water down his plans to curb benefits for EU migrants or they will be blocked. Rafal Trzaskowski, Poland's deputy foreign minister, insisted the rules would have to apply to Britons as well as workers from other parts of Europe. Mr Cameron used his long-awaited immigration speech last week to insist that curbs on tax credits, child benefits, jobseekers allowance and council housing will be a key demand for his talks on renegotiating Britain's EU membership. Scroll down for video Rafal Trzaskowski, Poland's deputy foreign minister, insisted new rules on curbing access to benefits would have to apply to Britons as well as workers from other parts of Europe @highlight Poland's deputy foreign minister expresses alarm at Cameron's plan @highlight Rafal Trzaskowski says rules on migrants must also apply to Britons @highlight PM wants no tax credits or council houses for working migrants for 4 years @highlight Jobless migrants to be offered no support and kicked out after six months
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The United States has nearly doubled the number of @placeholder forces in Afghanistan since last year.
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Civilian casualties resulting from Afghanistan's war have spiked, jumping some 24 percent above figures from last year, the United Nations reported Friday. An Afghan child allegedly hurt during a U.S.-led air strike earlier this year. The Human Rights Unit of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan announced it recorded 1,013 civilian deaths in Afghanistan during the first six months of this year. That compares to 818 Afghan civilians who were killed during the same period in 2008, while 684 civilians were killed during the first half of 2007. Insurgent roadside bombs and suicide attacks, as well as air strikes conducted by U.S. and NATO forces, are the two deadliest tactics being used in Afghanistan. @highlight Civilian casualties in Afghanistan war have spiked by 24 percent @highlight U.N.: 1,013 civilian deaths in Afghanistan during first six months of year @highlight Western military airstrikes killed 30.5 percent of the civilians
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@placeholder has been manager of the Georgian national team since 2009
A familiar face from the past returned to Dens Park yesterday to catch up with old friends and to pick up a Player of the Year trophy he won back in 2001-02. But despite the 12-year absence, it was almost as if Temuri Ketsbaia had never been away. As had been the case when he first arrived as a player at Dundee in October 2001, Ketsbaia was blown away by a welcome as warm as the unseasonably hot sun that beat down over Tayside. While he was being shown around by Dundee director of football operations John Nelms, up popped long-serving groundsman Brian Robertson whom Kestabaia immediately greeted like an old friend, before joking that his grass was far better now than back in the day. @highlight Temuri Ketsbaia played for Dundee between 2001 and 2002, where he won Player of the Year despite only making 22 appearances @highlight Ketsbaia admits a lot has changed since he left Scottish football 12 years ago, and suggests someone different could challenge for the Premiership @highlight He is now managing his country - Georgia - who play against Scotland in a Euro 2016 qualifier on Saturday @highlight Ketsbaia is perhaps most famous for his celebration while playing for Newcastle, when he kicked out at an advertising hoarding
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The failure to capture Kobane was a major blow to the extremists, whose hopes for an easy victory turned into a costly siege under airstrikes by coalition forces and an assault by @placeholder militiamen
Members of Islamic State have admitted for the first time that they were defeated in the Syrian town of Kobane. Airstrikes by the US-led coalition were the main reason why extremists were forced to withdraw from the town, according to two of the group's fighters. It comes days after activists and Kurdish officials said Kobane was cleared of ISIS militants, who once held nearly half of the town. Scroll down for video Airstrikes by the US-led coalition were the main reason why extremists were forced to withdraw from the town, according to two of the group's fighters Members of the Islamic State group have admitted for the first time that they were defeated in the Syrian town of Kobane @highlight Islamic State fighters admit for the first time they were defeated in Kobane @highlight Two militants revealed airstrikes by US-led coalition prompted withdrawal @highlight Comes days after Kurdish officials said Kobane was cleared of ISIS fighters @highlight US and allies launched 27 air strikes across Iraq and Syria since Friday
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Among those to make the first cut were 297 applicants from @placeholder.
By Sarah Griffiths PUBLISHED: 06:13 EST, 2 January 2014 | UPDATED: 11:43 EST, 2 January 2014 The first group of people to have the chance of starting a new colony on Mars by 2023 have been selected. Mars One picked 1,058 people to progress to the next round in its search for humans who want to be the first to live, and die, on the Red Planet. The hopefuls, who are all over the age of 18, will be shortlisted into a final group of 40 before training starts in 2018. Scroll down for video @highlight More than 200,000 people applied for a one-way ticket to Mars @highlight The first colony is expected to settle on the Red Planet by 2023 @highlight The hopefuls will eventually be shortlisted into a final group of 40 @highlight 297 of the candidates to make first cut are from the US; 75 are Canadian
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I will share these recommendations with university administrators and @placeholder members alike, with the explicit goal of overcoming these issues in the years ahead.
(CNN) -- The University of Virginia has suspended all fraternity activities until January 2015 while authorities investigate allegations of sexual assault made against members of a prominent fraternity house there. As the father of two young girls who will someday be college women, my heart goes out to any student harmed by sexual assault. There is no place on any campus or anywhere for such behavior, and students need protection from criminals. And as president and chief executive of the North-American Interfraternity Conference, I am eager to work with administrators at Virginia and other campuses to take on this challenge. @highlight Peter Smithhisler: University of Virginia suspended fraternities till January after rape allegations @highlight He says his heart goes out to sexual assault victims, but closing fraternities is no solution @highlight Schools must hold assailants accountable, nor violate rights of those who follow rules, he says @highlight Smithhisler: Most fraternity men join for right reasons. Punish rape, but be fair to fraternities
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An officer came out of the center with a plastic bag of notebooks beforehand, which he handed over to @placeholder's uncle.
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 13:04 EST, 15 March 2013 | UPDATED: 13:04 EST, 15 March 2013 Rapper Chief Keef left a juvenile detention center today after serving a 60-day sentence for violating his probation for a gun conviction. The 17-year-old was greeted by two dozen relatives and friends as he left the Cook County Juvenile Justice Center yesterday. 'He's done. He's free to move on with his career,' his lawyer Dennis Berkson told the Chicago Tribune. Keith Cozart, better known as Chicago rapper Chief Keef, sits in a vehicle with his daughter Jasmine after his release from juvenile detention @highlight Rapper, real name Keith Cozart, left Cook County Juvenile Justice Center @highlight His probation for a gun conviction was terminated by judge
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@placeholder planned to send paying customers on SpaceShipTwo as early as next year.
A lock-unlock lever on the doomed Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo was moved earlier than it should have been, the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday night. But the agency's acting chairman stressed it was unclear whether pilot error, mechanical problems or a host of other possibilities caused the spacecraft to disintegrate in the air. "We are still a long way from finding a cause. We are months and months away," NTSB Acting Chairman Christopher Hart said. And despite a debris field spanning 5 miles, investigators have found almost all the parts of the spacecraft needed for the investigation, Hart said. The accident killed co-pilot Michael Tyner Alsbury, 39. A memorial fund has been set up for him. @highlight A lever on SpaceShipTwo was moved earlier than it should have @highlight But the NTSB says the cause of the accident is still unclear @highlight A memorial fund is set up for Michael Tyner Alsbury @highlight The co-pilot "is alert and talking with his family and doctors"
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Yet the ultimate success and atmosphere of any major sporting event inevitably hangs on the fortunes of the hosts, and in this regard @placeholder competitors could hardly have delivered more.
(CNN) -- If voters in the United Kingdom were offered the chance tomorrow, in a snap referendum, to change the name of the nation to "Team GB" the result would hardly be in doubt. Such is the mood of euphoria fostered by the country's gold medal-winning performers, and London's successful staging of an Olympic Games that some had predicted would become the latest in a long tradition of Great British cockups, that a country more used to wallowing in sporting failure is waking up to the unfamiliar feeling of giving itself a collective pat on the back. A little more than two weeks ago, London was a city pregnant with angst, the final preparations dogged by a security scandal that required 18,000 military personnel -- almost double the number of British troops currently deployed in Afghanistan -- to be drafted in to guard venues, fears of transport meltdown and lingering arguments over spiralling costs and an uncertain legacy. @highlight Britain widely hailed for its staging of 2012 Games, says Simon Hooper @highlight Hooper: All previous doubts over security and cost were brushed aside @highlight 2012 saw great achievements by male and female athletes @highlight Olympics have revitalized London, one year after riots, Hooper argues
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The island is soon to be thrust into the modern world with the airport opening, so a trip to @placeholder should be at the top of any bucket list
Over 1,200 miles from Angola, its nearest landmass, St Helena is one of the world's most remote islands. Currently, the only way to get to the South Atlantic British Overseas Territory is a five-night voyage aboard the RMS St Helena, a 155-berth passenger ship and cargo carrier, and one of the last ocean-going vessels still to carry the title. But all this will change next February, when an airport is scheduled to open, and flights will commence from South Africa and the UK. Scroll down for video A travel company is offering tourists the chance to set sail on the St Helena before she is retired, and visitors to the island will arrive by air @highlight Tropical British Territory, St Helena, is situated 1,200 miles away from Angola, in middle of the South Atlantic sea @highlight For decades, the only way to reach the fascinating island has been a five-night journey onboard the RMS St Helena @highlight With a new airport scheduled to open in February 2016, this year is the last chance tourists can take the iconic trip
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Though the Kurds represent Turkey's largest ethnic minority, their language has historically been suppressed by the Turkish state, which long referred to @placeholder as "mountain Turks."
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- A remote-controlled roadside bomb ripped through a bus transporting Turkish military personnel and their families to a gendarmerie paramilitary base in Istanbul on Tuesday. Turkish authorities say three gendarmerie sergeants and the 17-year-old daughter of a member of the security forces were killed in the attack. A fourth wounded sergeant died in hospital hours after the bomb blast, an official at Istanbul's TEM Hospital told CNN, raising the death toll to five. "It was a remote-controlled, fragmentation bomb that was left on the side of the road," said Huseyin Avni Mutlu, the governor of Istanbul, in a televised appearance broadcast live from the scene of the explosion. "This is a terrorist act." @highlight NEW: 5 killed in Istanbul bus bombing @highlight NEW: Kurdish splinter group issues claim of responsibility @highlight NEW: Istanbul governor: 'This is a terrorist act'
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In @placeholder, more than 250,000 federal workers were told to stay home from work for a fourth day, and public schools were closed.
(CNN) -- The living quarters of a fire station in Maryland exploded and burned Thursday after its snow-laden roof collapsed in the wake of the pair of record-setting snowstorms that howled through the mid-Atlantic region in the past week, state police said. Crushed roofs were not uncommon in the region -- authorities in the District of Columbia reported 22 such incidents as a result of the heavy snowfall -- but the collapse at the Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department stood out because it punctured a natural gas line, igniting the blaze, officials said. Firefighters were out on a call when the roof fell about 7:40 a.m., Carroll County spokeswoman Vivian Laxton told CNN affiliate WBAL-TV. No injuries were reported. @highlight Collapsed roof at fire station punctures a natural gas line, igniting the blaze @highlight Snow expected to hit swath South @highlight Children going back to school in New York after three snow days @highlight Snow blamed for the collapse of at least 22 roofs in Washington
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(CNN) -- The year 1990 was not so great for me. Let's see: John Degl beat me up. Teresa McClure rejected my invitation to the senior prom. Michele Sheehan rejected my invitation to the senior prom. I lost my fifth-straight student council election. Andrew Honohan doused me with chocolate milk. I was given detention for cutting school. My dream college, Penn State, accepted me -- to its Altoona campus. A mole the size of Lake Placid sprouted beneath my nose. From September 1989 through June 1990 -- the span of my senior year at Mahopac High School in Putnam County, New York, -- I never kissed a girl or even held a girl's hand. I never drank a beer, a shot or even a raspberry wine cooler. (Stop laughing -- they were big back then.) I was invited to two parties -- both thrown by my mother. My pants were too short, my haircut was in the shape of a cereal bowl, I ruined the car (a sweet 1980 Datsun 510 that I accidentally drove through a lake) and Alf was canceled after five seasons on NBC. @highlight Jeff Pearlman says he dreaded revisiting the traumas of youth at his high school reunion @highlight He forced himself to go (says you should too), and had one of the best nights of his life @highlight He hung out with cheer leader, chatted up the sports star, found all had become equals @highlight Pearlman: MS-stricken friend at reunion was powerful thing to witness
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@placeholder is widely practiced in Bahia and has followers throughout Brazil.
Wander the historic streets of the Bahian capital of Salvador, and you're never far from one of the region's most moving traditions: its powerful rhythms. Whether it's the local axe pop music powered by freight-train percussion or street musicians and blocos afro pounding out hypnotic riffs, big beats power Bahia in a way they do nowhere else in Brazil, maybe even the world. A state on Brazil's coast, Bahia is the center of the country's Afro-Brazilian culture, and the heartbeat of that is the drum. The state is home to percussion ensembles such as Ile Aiye and Olodum, a group of several thousand members famed for their work with Paul Simon, that make Carnival in Salvador one of the top attractions in Brazil. @highlight A state on Brazil's coast, Bahia is the center of the country's Afro-Brazilian culture @highlight Home to percussion ensemble Olodum, famed for its work with Paul Simon @highlight "From the time kids here are very young, they play drums," says a top Brazilian percussionist @highlight Drums are at heart of the Afro-Brazilian religious tradition of Candomblé
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When @placeholder encouraged new arrivals ‘we were almost ... a full employment economy’ but, he admitted: ‘The situation is different obviously now.
'We were sending out search parties for people': Former Labour Cabinet Minister Peter Mandelson has admitted that his party actively encouraged immigration to the UK while in government Labour sent out ‘search parties’ for immigrants to get them to come to the UK, Lord Mandelson has admitted. In a stunning confirmation that the Blair and Brown governments deliberately engineered mass immigration, the former Cabinet Minister and spin doctor said New Labour sought out foreign workers. He also conceded that the influx of arrivals meant the party’s traditional supporters are now unable to find work. By contrast, Labour leader Ed Miliband has said his party got it wrong on immigration but has refused to admit it was too high under Labour. @highlight Former minister admits Labour deliberately engineered mass immigration @highlight Between 1997 and 2010 net migration to Britain totalled 2.2million
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Men on motorcycles -- reportedly @placeholder backers -- chase demonstrators and beat them with clubs, metal batons and baseball bats.
(CNN) -- June 12 Presidential elections are held following a campaign that saw huge rallies held in support of both incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and main opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi, suggesting the race would be closely fought. Incumbent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad casts his vote in Tehran last week. June 13 Moussavi calls for vote counting to stop, saying there are "blatant violations." The government says Ahmadinejad won the ballot with 62.63 percent of the vote, while Moussavi received 33.75 percent of the vote. Following the announcement, angry crowds in Iran's capital break into shops, tear down signs and start fires as they protest the re-election of Ahmadinejad. June 14 Ahmadinejad gives victory speech, declines to guarantee the safety of Moussavi. @highlight President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wins ballot with 62.63 percent of the vote @highlight Chief rival Mir Hossein Moussavi receives 33.75 percent @highlight Supporters of Moussavi dispute results and take to the streets of Tehran @highlight Iran's election authority agrees to recount some votes
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Trouble began for the Drains when 62-year-old @placeholder decided to retire early last year.
By Joshua Gardner A Tennessee couple among the 100,000-plus people in the state left uninsured because of a gap left by Obamacare and Medicaid have separated in order to stay covered. Linda and Larry Drain of Maryville have moved apart because couples whose household makes less than $15,510 don't qualify for Affordable Care Act subsidies and Tennessee, like most Southern states, has refused to expand Medicaid to fill in the gap. Debilitated by epilepsy and dependent on pricey medications, going uninsured is not an option for Linda. Now staying healthy means not getting to see her husband of 33 years every day. @highlight Linda and Larry Drain make too little money to qualify for a subsidy to help cover their insurance premiums @highlight Meanwhile, Tennessee has refused to expand Medicaid for people in their situation as the Affordable Care Act originally intended @highlight Now the Drains live two miles apart and don't even see each other every day
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'There's a seriousness and ambition of ideas, and I think the spirit and the energy of the @placeholder people has the opportunity to be unleashed in a way that will be good for Italy, but it will also be good for Europe,' he said.
Barack Obama visited the Colosseum in Rome in the latest stop on his European tour, calling the ancient area 'remarkable' and 'unbelivable'. The US President was full of praise for the monument, once used for gladiatorial bouts during the days of the Roman Empire, as he was given a guided tour of the historic Italian site. Mr Obama was clearly impressed by the scale of the huge arena as he was shown around by the Colosseum's technical director Barbara Nazzaro. Scroll down for video Impressed: Barack Obama visited the Colosseum in Rome in the latest stop on his European tour, calling the ancient area 'remarkable' and 'unbelievable' @highlight US President full of praise for the huge Roman arena @highlight He was given a tour of the site by technical director Barbara Nazzaro @highlight 'This is bigger than some current baseball stadiums,' says Mr Obama @highlight President also full of praise for Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi @highlight He hails the 39-year-old's 'energy and vision' in joint news conference
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"It hasn't sunk in yet and it won't for a while," @placeholder told the European Tour website.
(CNN) -- Michael Hoey held off a last-round charge from U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy to claim the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews Sunday. Hoey, who like McIlroy hails from Northern Ireland, carded a final round 68 to beat his illustrious compatriot by two shots on 22-under 266. McIlroy, looking for his first win since claiming his first major in such emphatic style at Congressional, carded a seven-under 65 at the home of golf but came up just short as overnight leader Hoey kept his nerve on the closing holes. Graeme McDowell completed the domination of players from Northern Ireland by claiming joint third on 18-under with George Murray of Scotland after a 69. @highlight Northern Ireland's Michael Hoey wins Alfred Dunhill Championship at St Andrews @highlight Hoey cards a final round 68 to leave U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy two shots adrift @highlight McIlroy shoots a 65 at the home of golf but Hoey keeps his nerve for third Tour title @highlight Graeme McDowell in a tie for third as Northern Ireland players dominate tournament
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Mr Lovett, of Wolvey in @placeholder, said he was left hanging by his sexual organs for several seconds before he pulled himself back up and felt between his legs.
By Harriet Arkell PUBLISHED: 09:36 EST, 12 August 2013 | UPDATED: 02:34 EST, 13 August 2013 A father-of-one has told how his testicles were left dangling five inches down his thigh after he slid off his boat and got them caught on a hook. Roofer Pete Lovett, 48, was enjoying a day out on his motorboat off Calshot in Hampshire when he decided to have a swim and slipped down off the boat into the sea. But as he did so, he got his private parts caught on a steel bracket used to carry the jet ski - nearly castrating him and leaving him in danger of bleeding to death. @highlight Pete Lovett was left dangling by his scrotum from a steel hook after slip @highlight He was airlifted to Southampton General Hospital for three-hour operation @highlight The roofer, from Wolvey, Warwickshire, says he's 'lucky' as could have died @highlight The father-of-one now hopes to raise £10,000 for Hamble Lifeboat crew
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Dave met and fell in love with @placeholder, 43, a mental health nurse, at work.
The heart-warming moment the world's most courageous Cowardly Lion got down on one knee was captured on film by bride-to-be Pamela's daughter. Louise Cobby began filming the stage after her mother was asked to go up from the crowd - but neither woman had any idea that Pamela's boyfriend Dave, from Hailsham, West Sussex, was going to propose. 'What a complete fluke catching this on camera,' Louise said. 'I got my camera out for the jokes and to laugh back as mum got pulled up on stage but did not expect this to happen.' Scroll down for video Louise Cobby captured the moment her mum Pamela was asked to go onstage at a panto, and her boyfriend Dave - dressed as the Cowardly Lion - surprised her with a proposal @highlight Louise Cobby captured on film the moment her future step-dad Dave proposed to her mum Pamela in the middle of a panto performance @highlight Dave was playing the Wizard of Oz's Cowardly Lion when he popped the question
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@placeholder has struggled for form since moving to Stamford Bridge from Liverpool in a £50million deal back in January 2011.
AC Milan are continuing talks with Chelsea over a potential deal for Fernando Torres, with the Serie A giants light in attack following Mario Balotelli's £16million move to Liverpool. Milan want to take the former Atletico Madrid forward on loan but the player's camp are awaiting proposals for a permanent transfer. Roma are also said to be considering a move for Torres, who was left out of Chelsea's match-day squad for their Premier League win against Leicester. VIDEO: Scroll down to watch Jose Mourinho discuss Fernando Torres' future at Chelsea Dropped: Fernando Torres was left out of the Chelsea team to face Leicester at Stamford Bridge on Saturday @highlight Fernando Torres is being lined up by AC Milan to replace Mario Balotelli @highlight Torres has not featured in either of Chelsea's Premier League games so far @highlight He was an unused substitute against Burnley and then left out of the squad by Jose Mourinho for Saturday's victory over Leicester at Stamford Bridge @highlight Milan want Torres on loan, though the player is keen on a permanent move
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@placeholder sweeps the ball away for another boundary as England make a fast start to their innings
A star was born in Colombo – but Moeen Ali’s twinkling century could not save England in the first one-day international against Sri Lanka. As Ali caressed his way to the third-fastest one-day hundred by an England batsman, it felt like caviar and champagne compared with the top-order stodge that has too often weighed them down. But, of the rest, only Ravi Bopara could pass 35. And if that spoke volumes for the quality of Ali’s innings, then it also confirmed a familiar tale: not for the first time, England’s 50-over team had come up short. Sri Lanka's players celebrate after sealing their 25-run victory over England in Colombo @highlight Moeen Ali scores third-quickest ODI hundred by an England batsman @highlight Tourists could not capitalise and lose by 25 runs @highlight Tillakaratne Dilshan top scored for Sri Lanka with 88 in hosts' 317 for six @highlight England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and chose to field
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In @placeholder, we saw the arrest of a classic lone wolf allegedly inspired by ISIS with aspirations to carry out an attack but scant capabilities, while in Belgium we saw the takedown of what appears to have been an ISIS cell with serious capacities for attack.
(CNN)The difference between the scale of the European terrorist threat and the threat in the United States was underlined by Wednesday's arrest of Christopher Lee Cornell, a 20-year-old Ohio resident, who had been monitored by an FBI informant and was allegedly plotting an attack, inspired by ISIS, against the U.S. Capitol. One day after Cornell's arrest Belgian authorities took down a group they believed was plotting imminent attacks, resulting in a battle with the suspects who opened fire with military weaponry and handguns. Two of the suspects were killed. Some members of the group had reportedly returned from fighting in Syria with ISIS. @highlight Attorney General Eric Holder has warned of Paris-like attacks in the United States @highlight Peter Bergen says so far attacks have been less sophisticated domestically than in Europe
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Close: Lloyd Toku (left), 19, was a civil engineering student and @placeholder (right), 18, was a geology student.
When best friends Ugonna Obuzor, Chiadika Biringa, Lloyd Toku, and Tekena Elkanah left their Nigerian university campus for a nearby village to collect a debt, none could have known they were walking towards a death of unutterable brutality. They were chased through the streets by stick and stone-wielding vigilantes, stripped naked and beaten until they were almost unconscious. They were dragged through mud, had concrete slabs dropped on their heads and car tyres filled with petrol wrapped around their necks. Then somebody lit a match. Scroll down for the video. GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING Classmates: Chiadika Biringa (left), 20, studied theatre arts while Tekena Elkanah (right), 20 was a technical student. The four traveled to Aluu to collect a debt @highlight Ugonna Obuzor, Chiadika Biringa, Lloyd Toku, and Tekena Elkanah were were accused of stealing then stripped naked and beaten @highlight Tyres filled with petrol were wrapped around their necks and set alight @highlight The four Nigerian students had gone to the village of Aluu to collect a debt, unaware it was a trap @highlight 'Necklacing' is the appalling method of killing which involves putting a petrol-filled tyre around a victim's neck and setting it ablaze @highlight Experts say it is rising in a country where corrupt police are feared more than gangsters @highlight 19 people have been arrested including village chieftain
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The school was damaged when @placeholder forces struck on a nearby building.
By Matt Blake and Associated Press Reporter PUBLISHED: 11:24 EST, 15 February 2013 | UPDATED: 20:29 EST, 15 February 2013 They are the defining images of the world in 2012, each one reflecting a single, fleeting moment of a year gone by. Whether it is of the misery of a loved one killed by an enemy missile attack, the overwhelming joy at winning Olympic gold, or the intimate devotion of an elderly wife to her dying husband, each photograph provides a fascinating snapshot of life on Earth. The winners of the World Press Photo Awards, one of photojournalism's most prestigious contests, were announced today, issuing awards in nine categories to 54 photographers of 32 nationalities. @highlight Swedish photographer Paul Hansen won with a picture of two Palestinian children killed in an Israeli missile strike @highlight Others include riots in Spain, Olympic fencing, Indian slums, torture in Syria and penguins in Antarctica @highlight Although the overwhelming majority of winners came from various regions of the conflict-ravaged Middle East
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"The @placeholder caucus results have convinced growing numbers of Granite State voters that Obama can really go all the way," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (CNN) -- On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, Sen. Barack Obama has a nine-point lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in the state, according to a CNN-WMUR poll out Monday. Obama, the first-term senator from Illinois who won last week's Iowa caucuses, led the New York senator and former first lady 39 percent to 30 percent in a poll conducted Saturday through Sunday evening -- a sharp change from a poll out Saturday that showed the Democratic front-runners tied at 33 percent. Preliminary results from the poll released Sunday night showed Obama with a lead of 10 percentage points. @highlight Obama leading Clinton 39 percent to 30 percent in recent N.H. poll @highlight McCain is leading the GOP pack in New Hampshire @highlight Romney was front-runner in most New Hampshire polls until last month @highlight New Hampshire holds its primaries January 8
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@placeholder users accusing the company of 'surrendering to evil.'
Apple has been accused of kowtowing to the Chinese government after it pulled a program from its China App store which allowed users to bypass the country's strict internet controls. The communist government of the People's Rebublic has passed laws which restricts internet browsing from IP addresses within its country, a project which has become known as 'the great firewall of China'. But developers from all over the world have tried to liberate China's online public by creating tools which allow users inside the country to bypass 'the wall' and see content they would be able to in the outside world. @highlight Open Door app allows users to see content which is censored in China @highlight It was being downloaded 2,000 times per day when Apple banned it @highlight Tech giant said the app contained 'illegal content'
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China's continued ownership of @placeholder, is being treated for severe burns
A Tibetan protester who set himself on fire in India during a demo against a visit by the Chinese president has died from his injuries in hospital. Jamphel Yeshi sustained burns to 98 per cent of his body when he sprinted for 50m outside the Indian Parliament building engulfed in flames in New Delhi on Monday. The 27-year-old had been protesting against China's continued rule over Tibet and collapsed in flames as other protesters tried to put him out. Demo: The unnamed Tibetan man ran 50m outside the Indian parliament before collapsing today Yeshi died just hours before Chinese president Hu Jintao's expected arrival in New Delhi. @highlight Protester ran 50m before collapsing in flames outside Indian Parliament @highlight Over 30 have performed self-immolation this year in protest at China's rule over Tibet
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A few seconds later it rang again and @placeholder traipsed back down the stairs.
This week the Mail serialised intensive care nurse Penny Sartori's new book on Near Death Experiences. The response from readers has been unprecedented, with thousands of you writing in with your own remarkable stories, some of which we published yesterday. Here we share more readers' gripping tales of premonitions and visions. Ghostly visions: Readers say they have seen relatives appear before them at the moment they passed away Carol Kingston Carol Kingston, 67, a retired store manager, lives in Milton Keynes with her husband John and has two grown-up children. She says: It was one o'clock in the morning in May 1982 when the ring of the doorbell woke us up. My husband John went downstairs to answer the door then returned to the bedroom looking miffed, saying nobody was there. @highlight Carole from Milton Keynes dreamt of her brother night he died @highlight Judy from Essex saw vision of her aunt when she passed away @highlight Alan from Manchester was told how and when mother would die in a dream
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His only daughter @placeholder, who stood by him during his trial, resigned from her position as director
Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris has been stripped of his two Australian honours. The decision was gazetted by Governor-General Peter Cosgrove on Monday. 'It is notified that the Governor-General has terminated the appointments of Officer and Member of the Order of Australia in the General Division made to Mr Rolf Harris,' the notice from Mark Fraser, the Secretary of the Order of Australia, said. The news coming amid revelations that the convicted paedophile could be earning as much as $2500 a day from his prison cell thanks to his shrewd investments. Scroll down for video Harris, pictured leaving court in June last year with daughter Bindi (right), wife Alwen (second left) and niece Jenny (left), is believed to be earning as much as $2500 a day from his investments @highlight Rolf Harris has his Order of Australia gong officially withdrawn @highlight The Order of Australia secretary delivered the news in a two-line statement on Monday @highlight Harris was jailed for five years and nine months for sex attacks on children @highlight While fellow inmates at the Stafford prison earn about $12 a day performing chores, the disgraced 84-year-old is reportedly still making a fortune @highlight Harris invested much of his multi-million dollar earnings from his career @highlight New figures suggest his earnings could be as high as $2500 a day
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The @placeholder army is hoping to regain control of the town, which is considered a separatist stronghold
By Sally Lee and Australian Associated Press Australian police today admitted that it may be impossible to recover the bodies of all 298 victims as intense fighting forced international investigators back from the crash site for a second time. The delegation of Australian and Dutch police and forensic experts stopped in Shakhtarsk, a town around 20 miles from the fields where the aircraft was downed, amid sounds of explosions. A high-rise apartment block in the town was hit by at least two rounds of artillery, according to reports and dozens of families living in the area fled. Pro-Russian rebels admitted they had lost control of part of the crash site. @highlight Dutch and Australian investigators abandoned attempts reach crash site on Monday @highlight Explosions in nearby Shakhtarsk forced them to turn back for second day @highlight Australian Federal Police deputy commissioner Andrew Colvin says there is a possibility they won't get to the crash site in the near future @highlight Fighting has intensified at both crash site and in the surrounding area @highlight At least eight civilians killed by fighting in two rebel-held cities today alone @highlight Government troops hoping to take back parts of east Ukraine from rebels @highlight But rebels say offensive is to stop evidence implicating Kiev being found
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The @placeholder has a long and generally bipartisan tradition of concern for human rights, a pillar of its founding principles.
(CNN) -- As human rights advocates around the world celebrate the 64th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights this week, their counterparts in the United States are mourning the Senate's rejection last week of the international convention for disability rights. Appalling in its own right, the Senate Republicans' defeat of the 21st century's first human rights treaty is a sad but sharp reminder that misinformation and fear can still override fundamental principles of human decency and common sense. More importantly, it is yet another blow to the United States' ability to play a leading role in promoting freedoms and human dignity in the world. @highlight Last week, Senate Republicans defeated the international convention for disability rights @highlight Misinformation and fear overrode decency and common sense, says Ted Piccone @highlight Opponents argued that the U.N. could deny parents their rights to raise children as they see fit @highlight U.S. is losing its moral voice on human rights because it is not leading by example, he says
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@placeholder (left) was the United manager as his side suffered a 3-2 defeat against Forest in 1984
Since Sir Alex Ferguson left Manchester United in 2013, his old club have been making a habit of breaking some rather unwanted records. On Sunday, Louis van Gaal's side continued a miserable start to the 2014-15 Premier League season by surrendering a two-goal against Leicester before suffering a shock 5-3 defeat. Not since 1984, against Brian's Clough's Nottingham Forest, have United let a two-goal lead slip as second half goals from Steve Hodge, Johnny Metgod and Gary Mills cancelled out a Gordon Strachan brace. Here, Sportsmail takes a look at what else was happening the last time the Red Devils failed to take advantage of a two-goal lead... @highlight Manchester United's defeat against Leicester saw the club lose after having a two-goal lead for first time since 1984 @highlight Ron Atkinson's United side were 2-0 ahead against Nottingham Forest before losing 3-2 thirty years ago @highlight Frankie Goes To Hollywood were at No 1 with The Power of Love @highlight Margaret Thatcher was midway through her tenure as British Prime Minister @highlight Eddie Murphy's Beverly Hills Cop was also released
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In a statement issued last Friday, @placeholder vowed to take on the whaling vessels again.
(CNN) -- Japan says it will hunt whales in the Southern Ocean this winter and will send a Fisheries Agency ship to guard its whalers against promised intervention by a conservation group. "The Fisheries Agency will send a patrol boat and take increased measures to strengthen the protection given to the research whaling ships," Fisheries Minister Michihiko Kano said at a news conference Tuesday. At its annual meeting in July, the International Whaling Commission passed a resolution calling on its member countries "to cooperate to prevent and suppress actions that risk human life and property at sea." Last winter, Japan cut short its planned December-to-April hunt by two months after anti-whaling activists from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society repeatedly interfered with the whaling vessels. @highlight Japan's hunt last winter was cut short 2 months due to activists @highlight Anti-whaling group says it saved 800 whales @highlight Australia's attorney general wants Japan's whaling to stop
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A month later came a call from the @placeholder saying he had an appointment scheduled.
Sally Barnes-Breen watched her father die while waiting months just to see a doctor at the dysfunctional Department of Veterans Affairs. Now she says a bill signed into law on Thursday by President Barack Obama doesn't hold accountable those responsible for what happened. "They broke all the medical codes, when you swear on your oath," she told CNN of the inability of her father, Navy veteran Thomas Breen, to get an appointment. "Billions of dollars can't fix the VA broken system," she continued. "What's going to fix (this) is if you criminalize people when they do wrong." The $16 billion measure doesn't criminalize anybody. @highlight VA Secretary Robert McDonald to visit VA hospitals starting Friday in Phoenix @highlight Daughter of veteran who died waiting for care says new bill is not enough @highlight It provides money for more hospitals, doctors and nurses @highlight President Barack Obama calls the VA misconduct "inexcusable"
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Reigning champions, @placeholder indifferent start to the season continued with a 3-1 loss away to newly-promoted Reims.
(CNN) -- Paris Saint Germain recorded their first home victory of the season at Parc des Princes with a comfortable 2-0 win over Toulouse on Friday. Goals in either half by Argentina's Javier Pastore and Swedish international Zlatan Ibrahimovic earned Carlo Ancelotti's men their second successive league win and lifts them to third in Ligue 1 behind leaders Olympic Marseille and second-placed Lyon. Pastore opened the scoring seven minutes before the break when he latched onto Marco Verratti's through ball before lofting the ball over Ali Ahamada in the Toulouse goal. Ibrahimovic scored his fifth goal for his new club midway through the second half tapping home from close range after French international Jeremy Menez had beaten the offside trap. @highlight Goals in either half from Javier Pastore and Zlatan Ibrahimovic earn Paris Saint Germain a 2-0 win over Toulouse @highlight Reigning champions Montpellier lose at Reims 3-1 to stay in 14th position in the table @highlight FIFA extend Juventus coach Antonio Conte's ban to include all matches worldwide
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"These cases are a part of the Attorney General's ongoing crackdown on immigration scams throughout @placeholder," Cuomo wrote in the statement.
New York (CNN) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Monday lawsuits to permanently shut down three Brooklyn-based companies that targeted Haitian communities with fraudulent immigration services. The companies and their owners, who are not lawyers, are accused of illegally providing legal advice and services to Haitian immigrants, charging them thousands of dollars to process immigration applications that could be filed for a nominal fee or free through a waiver. Further, as non-lawyers, the owners are prohibited from providing legal advice or representing anyone before immigration authorities, according a press release from Cuomo's office. The lawsuits also seek to compensate the victims. @highlight Companies accused of targeting Haitian community with fraudulent immigration services @highlight Companies' owners are not lawyers but provided legal advice, Cuomo says @highlight Victims paid thousands for services that could be obtained for small fees, office says @highlight Lawsuits seek to shut down companies and obtain restitution for victims
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@placeholder epitomizes daring, innovation and a will to make the world a more humane place, through creative arts and in whatever little way one can.
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Vimlendu Jha is the founder and head of Swechha -- We For Change Foundation which is based in India's capital, New Delhi. "The Dreamtime Circus is a troupe of fire dancers, jugglers, aerialists, clowns and musicians who travel the world to share the uplifting experience of the circus." Swechha started out as an organization to combat the pollution of the city's main waterway, the river Yamuna. Today it deals with the environmental issues that affect several aspects of Delhi. Vimlendu leads volunteers and local children to key sites around the city to tackle the ecological problems, as well as to raise awareness of the issues. Follow his efforts in his blogs and video diaries. @highlight Swechha has teamed up with the Dreamtime Circus troupe @highlight Dreamtime Circus supports local organizations on key issues @highlight The troupe is touring India putting on shows and circus skills workshops
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Space X engineers inspect panels for the @placeholder, which SpaceX planned to put in orbit by February 7
By Rob Waugh UPDATED: 17:36 EST, 17 January 2012 SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft - designed to be the first-ever commercial space flight to dock with the International Space Station - has been delayed. The unmanned craft was due to fly to the ISS on February 7 - carrying a payload of non-essential supplies in case of failure. SpaceX has now postponed the launch to allow for more engineering tests. The company - run by PayPal co-founder Elon Musk - has already put a capsule in orbit and retrieved it safely. SpaceX has said that it aims for manned flights by 2014. @highlight Private space flight by PayPal co-founder Elon Musk @highlight Unmanned cargo flight to deliver supplies to Space Station @highlight First-ever commercial flight to dock with ISS @highlight Delayed for further engineering tests
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At the official club shop, they had run out of @placeholder kits for the first time ever — with the white away shirt selling well as it is the one the players will wear today, as their triumphant predecessors did in 1969-70.
By Chris Foy for the Daily Mail Follow @@FoyChris They thronged Wheldon Road in their thousands, adorned in replica shirts and scarves, waving flags as the Tigers emerged from The Jungle for their historic journey south. It was a fittingly raucous send-off. Castleford haven’t been to Wembley for 22 years, so when the coach carrying players and staff left their ground on Thursday, it was as if half of the West Yorkshire town had come along to wave them on their way. They crawled through the crowds before heading for the M1 and London. Challenge Cup fever was plain to see ahead of Saturday’s clash with big-city neighbours Leeds. The British sporting staple of haves versus have-nots had captured the imagination of the public. These Tigers may go into the showpiece fixture as underdogs, but they will have close to 25,000 fans urging them to upset the odds at the home of English football. @highlight Castleford supporters gathered in their thousands to wave the team off @highlight The fans wore replica shirts and scarves, and waved flags enthusiastically @highlight The Tigers take on Leeds Rhinos in Saturday's final @highlight They haven’t been to Wembley for 22 years and are underdogs for the match @highlight 25,000 Castleford supporters are expected
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Worst ever: Fire chiefs have said that if two of the flaming fronts meet, it could result in one of the worst forest fires @placeholder has seen
By Richard Shears PUBLISHED: 02:08 EST, 24 October 2013 | UPDATED: 08:42 EST, 24 October 2013 Crash: The pilot was named as David Black, from the small town of Trangie in western New South Wales A 43-year-old father piloting a water bombing plane over burning bushland in Australia died today when the aircraft crashed after reportedly losing a wing. The pilot was named as David Black, from the small town of Trangie in western New South Wales. The crash sparked a new bushfire, its intensity and smoke so severe that specialists were unable to be lowered from helicopters to recover the Mr Black's body. @highlight The pilot was named as David Black, a 43-year-old father @highlight Specialists could not be lowered from helicopters to recover the man's body @highlight Mr Black was owner of a company that was employed to douse the fires
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@placeholder always knew he could make candy, but running a successful business seemed just out of his reach.
(Mental Floss) -- As the economy continues to look grim, the word "bankruptcy" is on the tips of more and more tongues. While being unable to pay one's creditors is never a good situation for a company or an individual, it may not be the financial kiss of death that you might think. (Just ask Donald Trump, whose casinos have gone bankrupt twice.) Abraham Lincoln was just one of several U.S. presidents who declared bankruptcy during their lifetimes. A number of successful people have found themselves overextended and ended up filing for bankruptcy, only to successfully stick it out and find firmer financial footing again. @highlight Milton Hershey's first candy shop went bankrupt @highlight Burt Reynolds had to file for bankruptcy after he spent more than he earned @highlight A business panic in 1875 bankrupted H.J. Heinz's first enterprise @highlight P.T. Barnum had a bad habit of borrowing cash and not paying it back
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‘The only training I have is first aid, and I think @placeholder was really proud of how I managed to deliver Caitlin safely.
By Emma Innes PUBLISHED: 08:56 EST, 7 August 2013 | UPDATED: 09:10 EST, 7 August 2013 A former farm worker had to call upon his experience of lambing to deliver his baby daughter at home after frantic phone calls to a labour ward went unanswered. Tristan Jones, 25, became a temporary midwife, and then a father to his daughter Caitlin, after helping wife Lisa, 31, through the birth. His experience of lambing came in useful when his wife began having contractions at 3am on July 27. Tristan Jones, 25, had to call upon his knowledge of lambing when his wife, Lisa, 31, gave birth to their daughter, Caitlin, in their living room @highlight Tristan Jones, 25, delivered Caitlin with the help of a 999 call handler @highlight When wife, Lisa, 31, went into labour called St James's Hospital repeatedly but say that no one answered so they tried Leeds General Infirmary @highlight Were told to stay at home until the contractions were five minutes apart @highlight When they were, called St James's again but say they still got no answer @highlight Mr Jones called an ambulance when the birth was imminent @highlight Paramedics arrived just after Caitlin was born and took them to hospital
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two point lead over @placeholder and have a superior goal difference.
By David Kent Brendan Rodgers has admitted to watching Liverpool's 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace back three times and is still in shock at what happened on Monday night. The Reds were leading 3-0 with just eleven minutes to go when Crystal Palace staged an incredible comeback to draw level and leave Liverpool's title hopes in tatters. 'I have watched it three times and I'm still in shock at what happened. I can't believe how we get to 78 mins with such control and not win,' said Rodgers. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Sturridge: My little brother Raheem improving with every game @highlight Brendan Rodgers has watched Liverpool's draw with Crysta Palace back three times @highlight Reds have a very slim chance of winning title on Sunday @highlight Liverpool need to win at Anfield and hope Manchester City lose to West Ham @highlight Rodgers pictured laughing and joking with Raheem Sterling
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Other numbers are equally grim for @placeholder, not the least of which is the statistic that shows they have taken only two points from 10 games against last season’s top four sides.
What starts as classical music in the mind of Mauricio Pochettino could morph into death metal if Sergio Aguero, the striker he considers the best in the world, ruins another day for Tottenham. Curiously, the Spurs manager might still find a way to enjoy it, judging from the praise he shovelled on the Argentine in his pre-match briefing. Perhaps flattery is the only way to disarm a finisher who Pochettino rates higher than any other and whose three goals contributed to the two drubbings handed out by Manchester City to Tottenham last season. VIDEO scroll down to watch Mauricio Pochettino: Previous Man City results are just history @highlight Spurs boss Pochettino says he 'loves' Manchester City striker @highlight Aguero scored three times against Tottenham last season @highlight 'Everything you have to have as a striker, he has' says Spurs manager @highlight Pochettino's side travel to Etihad stadium to face City on Saturday
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@placeholder responded: "Well, don't take all the four minutes then" in reference to how much time the candidates had to respond to a particular question.
(CNN) -- A combative debate on Thursday between Vice President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Paul Ryan came down to the issue of trust. They challenged each other's facts and claims and offered starkly different visions for the direction of the country. Biden achieved his goal of bringing the fight to his Republican challenger in battling Ryan to a draw, boosting the spirits of Democrats disheartened by President Barack Obama's lackluster performance last week in the first of three presidential debates. Ryan made a positive impression with his command of both domestic and foreign policy issues that showed him to be a formidable national candidate after a career of local congressional races in his native Wisconsin. @highlight NEW: A snap CNN/ORC International poll shows Paul Ryan with slight edge, but result statistically even @highlight Ryan slams the Obama administration on Libya, Iran and the economy @highlight Vice President Joe Biden fights back, criticizing Republican claims as untrue @highlight The Kentucky debate was the only one between the vice presidential candiates
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"@placeholder is in apprehension and fears for his safety," the lawsuit says.
(CNN) -- Shaquille O'Neal filed a motion Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit in which a former worker accuses the NBA star of hacking into his personal accounts and attempting to frame him for using child porn. Shawn Darling, who was O'Neal's personal computer consultant from 2008 to 2009, said the NBA center acted in retaliation because Darling had proof that O'Neal cheated on his wife with several women. But O'Neal's lawyer claims in the motion that Darling illegally obtained the supposedly incriminating e-mails, text messages and voice mails to support his "baseless" lawsuit in an effort to "extort" O'Neal and sully his name. @highlight NEW: Shaquille O'Neal files motion to dismiss privacy invasion lawsuit @highlight Former computer consultant says he has proof of O'Neal's affairs @highlight Shawn Darling says the NBA star tried to have him arrested, stole his personal data @highlight Lawyer says Darling copied O'Neal's e-mails, demanded money in exchange for them
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'All the best to @placeholder, Give a thanks to the loyal fans and their wonderful hospitality.
Hertha Berlin have signed Ivory Coast striker Salomon Kalou from French side Lille. The Bundesliga club announced that 29-year-old Kalou has signed a three-year dea for a fee believed to be around 3 million euros (£2.4 million). The former Chelsea man posted to his Instagram account to confirm the deal. Along with a picture of himself outside Hertha's stadium, wearing the club shirt, he described himself as 'The fresh prince of Berl inn'. VIDEO Scroll down fo rSportsmail's Top 10 Premier League transfers compilation Announcement: Kalou took to his Instagram to announce the move to Berlin Kalou also quoted Samuel Becket, writing: 'Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better #HerthaBsc #newgoals #bundesliga #Herthaner'. @highlight Former Chelsea forward signs three-year deal with Bundesliga club @highlight Ivory Coast star Kalou spent two years at Lille after leaving Chelsea @highlight Kalou thanks Lille fans and insist he will 'try again' in Instagram posts
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