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@placeholder has long taken a tough line on drug smugglers and Widodo has made it clear he doesn't intend to introduce a policy of leniency.
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(CNN)Australia has again appealed to Indonesia's new president to spare two of its citizens who face execution by firing squad. The appeal came after President Joko Widodo rejected a plea for clemency from 31-year-old Andrew Chan, the ringleader of a failed bid to smuggle more than eight kilograms of heroin to Australia in 2005. Widodo had already turned down an appeal for clemency from Myuran Sukumaran, Chan's collaborator in the scheme, which included seven other people who are serving lengthy prison sentences. Together they are known as the "Bali 9." "While Australia respects Indonesia's sovereignty, we are asking that Indonesia reconsider its decision to execute two Australian citizens," Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said in statement.
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Indonesian leader rejects plea for clemency for Andrew Chan
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Australian citizens Chan and Sukumaran to be executed for drug smuggling
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Pair arrested in 2005 after being caught attempting to smuggle heroin to Australia
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By Sam Greenhill PUBLISHED: 10:21 EST, 22 June 2012 | UPDATED: 12:09 EST, 22 June 2012 Facing prison: Handcuffed Lianne Smith leaving the court after being found guilty Killer mother Lianne Smith today vowed to appeal after being found guilty of murdering her two children in Spain. Her lawyer said she was in 'a bad way' after the verdicts but would fight her conviction for smothering Rebecca, five, and baby Daniel, 11 months. Jenifer Lahoz Abos said: 'Lianne suffers from psychosis and cannot be held criminally accountable for her actions. No mother in her right mind would chose to end the lives of her children.
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Smith facing 34 years jail after being unanimously convicted of two counts of murder last night
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Her lawyer claims Smith is 'in a very bad way'
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Hanson said such a law is already in place in @placeholder, requiring health care workers, teachers and others to report suspicions to police "regardless of what their institution does."
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(CNN) -- Two schools: one a football powerhouse, steeped in athletic glory, and the other a bastion of military tradition. Each have faced allegations in recent weeks of child sexual abuse -- in the case of Penn State, by a former assistant football coach; at The Citadel, by an alumnus and former counselor at the college's summer camp. And in each case, the schools did not notify law enforcement after allegations were made, drawing criticism for apparently choosing to protect the institution's reputation ahead of protecting potential child victims -- something many find hard to understand. "I think this is a pattern which is not surprising," said Kirk Hanson, executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and a social ethics professor at Santa Clara University in California. "Institutions would like to find a reason that they don't have to publicize their own failings. ... Institutions too often substitute their own interests for the interests of the victims. This is an institutional ethics problem, in general."
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Both Penn State and The Citadel are criticized for failing to report abuse allegations
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Professor: "Institutions too often substitute their own interests for the interests of the victims"
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When that claim failed, Hartman had a new date set last year, but that was postponed because of a federal lawsuit over @placeholder's execution policy.
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By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:47 EST, 13 November 2012 | UPDATED: 01:26 EST, 14 November 2012 Marked for death: Brett Hartman claims he had nothing to do with the brutal 1997 murder of Winda Snipes in Akron, Ohio A condemned killer who claimed he was wrongfully accused of stabbing a woman 138 times, slitting her throat and cutting off her hands was put to death today. Death row inmate Brett Hartman has acknowledged he had sex with victim Winda Snipes early on the morning of September 9, 1997 at her Akron apartment, but did not kill her.
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Bret Hartman will be executed today in the murder of Winda Snipes
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Hartman claims he had sex with Ms Snipes earlier in the day, but did not kill her
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She was stabbed 138 times, her throat was slit and her hands were cut off
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Ohio officials say he was denied clemency due to the brutality of the murder, and overwhelming evidence against him
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'We didn't really ask enough questions of @placeholder, made it a little bit too easy, showed them a little too much respect, I would suggest, which is understandable to a certain extent given their exploits last time out here.
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Southampton manager Ronald Koeman was more satisfied by his side's performance against Stoke than their annihilation of Sunderland last week. Saints continue to make a mockery of the doom merchants, with this 1-0 win moving them back up to second in the Barclays Premier League. Sadio Mane's first-half strike proved the difference as they secured a fourth successive victory at St Mary's, although Stoke made them work for it. Ronald Koeman congratulates Saido Mane after his match winning goal against Stoke The Saints moved up to second in the Premier League table to silence their pre-season doubters It was a far cry from last weekend's 8-0 humbling of Sunderland, but manager Koeman was actually more impressed by this display.
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Southampton defeated Stoke City 1-0 in their Premier League clash
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The Saints moved above Manchester City to second in the table
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Ronald Koeman more satisfied than after 8-0 drubbing of Sunderland
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But @placeholder kept his composure and produced the game’s one moment of quality, tucking into the bottom corner with authority.
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For the first time since 50,000 Geordies hissed their deafening disapproval and forced him to retreat to his dugout, Newcastle manager Alan Pardew returned to St James’ Park. After five minutes he made his first tentative steps into the technical area which had been the scene of his public persecution three months ago. Given the sedate setting of a pre-season friendly, however, he escaped a repeat of such vitriol. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Newcastle have greater attacking threat - Pardew Embrace: Managers Alan Pardew and Jagoba Arrasate greet each other before the game Delight: Moussa Sissoko celebrates scoring the only goal of the game for Newcastle on Saturday
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Pardew was back in the home dugout for the first time since he was booed by fans in May
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Moussa Sissoko's late goal won it for the Magpies in a drab affair
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Daryl Janmaat and Remy Cabella both impressed for the home side
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The severity of users' reactions to the change seemed to catch Instagram off guard, though the cycle of a policy change announcement followed by user backlash and then an apology is familiar territory for its parent company, @placeholder.
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(CNN) -- After days of intense backlash from users over changes to its terms of service and privacy policy, photo-sharing service Instagram has backtracked. On Thursday, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom said the company was switching one section of its updated terms of service back to its original text. "Because of the feedback we have heard from you, we are reverting this advertising section to the original version that has been in effect since we launched the service in October 2010," said Systrom in a post announcing the change. On Monday, the Facebook-owned app updated its terms of service to say companies could pay Instagram to use members' images in ads without compensating the photographers. Instagram claimed the update was to allow the company to experiment with possible future advertising options, and was not part of any current plan to sell images.
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Instagram has reverted part of its terms of service in response to user backlash
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Company will revert the advertizing language back to what it was in October 2010
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Other changes to the privacy policy and terms of service will go into effect in mid-January
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When we walked through the door the first time, I said to @placeholder how enchanting the place was and that was it, the idea was lodged in our heads.
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For those in the market for a luxury fairytale manor, you might be in luck. A historic hotel near Niton on the Isle of Wight, dating back to 1838, has gone on sale for £1.5 million. Originally home to the Kirkpatrick family - who were friends of the royal family - the manor was turned into a hotel by Ric and Maggie Hilton who bought the property in 2006. Outlandish: The Grand Entrance of the Enchanted Manor near Niton on the Isle of Wight With eleven suites - all of which are decked out in fairtytale style with four-poster beds - the Enchanted Manor is now the stuff of fantasy.
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The Enchanted Manor, previously called Windcliffe Manor, bought by Ric and Maggie Hilton in 2006
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Couple renovated ruined property after buying it at auction and turned it into stuff of fantasies
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Eleven suites, four poster beds, painted ceilings and chadeliers make five star property bolthole for couples
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@placeholder, though furious to be out of the running, will remain on the show as a judge and commentator though she is not personally invested in its outcome.
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By Laura Schreffler Last updated at 7:07 AM on 24th November 2011 As it turns out, Paula Abdul doesn't have much to be thankful on the eve of Thanksgiving...in regards to her show, X Factor, that is. The 49-year-old former choreographer's entire category has been wiped out after tonight's shocking double elimination. Her one remaining group, Lakoda Rayne, was given the boot alongside Nicole Scherzinger's contestant LeRoy Bell. Double elimination: Lakoda Rayne have been eliminated from the competition Bye bye Leroy: The youngest-looking 60-year-old on the planet was also sent home during tonight's elimination Not a happy camper: Paula Abdul's entire category was eliminated with Lakoda Rayne tonight
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Lakoda Rayne, Paula Abdul's final group, is eliminated
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Nicole Scherzinger loses oldest contestant, 60-year-old LeRoy Bell
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Speaking after the fight, @placeholder said: 'The fight finished and just as he left the ring, he collapsed.
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An amateur boxer who collapsed just minutes after taking part in a 'white-collar fight' has died. Lance Ferguson-Prayogg, 32, lost consciousness after losing the fight against Shaun White at The Forum in Nottingham on Saturday. Paramedics were called to the venue and took Ferguson-Prayogg to Queen's Medical Centre at Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust. The boxer, who was ranked sixth in the super middleweight Organised International Boxing Association (OIBA) rankings, died on Sunday. Scroll down for video Lance Ferguson-Prayogg collapsed just minutes after taking part in a 'white-collar fight' in Nottingham Lance Ferguson-Prayogg lost consciousness after taking part in a fight at The Forum in Nottingham
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Lance Ferguson-Prayogg lost consciousness at The Forum in Nottingham
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The 33-year-old had been fighting Sheffield's Shaun White
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Ferguson-Prayogg died the following day at Nottingham University Hospital
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12 Quays Gym where the boxer trained paid tribute to him on Twitter
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As @placeholder was getting worked up, GinaMarie confronted her saying: 'You want the black to come out?'
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National outrage over the racist comments uttered on Big Brother last week haven't stopped the contestants involved from spewing out more insulting slurs. After the eviction episode Thursday, Aaryn Gries targeted fellow housemate Candice Stewart by flipping over her mattress. After warning her not to flip her mattress again, Gries responded back in a 'black' accent mocking the African-American Stewart. Scroll down for video 'Watchu gon do gurl?' Aaryn said in an attempt to rile an African American housemate 'Whatchu gon' do gurl...whatchu gon' do? Class girl. Where's yo class?' Aaryn mocked. And not to be outdone by her friend, GinaMarie Zimmerman piped in with more racism.
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The housemates who originally sparked outrage for racist comments aired earlier this week, uttered more remarks after the episode on Thursday
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Contestants originally mocked Asians and gays, with one even praising Hitler. On Thursday they targeted a black housemate
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Southampton will have done their homework on @placeholder as Koeman looks to build some momentum in 2015.
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Ronald Koeman knows Southampton face a long road to Wembley, but that will not stop the Dutch coach dreaming of lifting the FA Cup there in the May sunshine. The Saints host Sky Bet Championship promotion chasers Ipswich on Sunday looking to build on their New Year's Day victory over Arsenal which kept them fourth in the Barclays Premier League. Along with thousands of other football fans in the Netherlands, Koeman grew up watching the famous old competition on television and, having taken over at St Mary's in the summer, the former Barcelona European Cup winner cannot wait for his first live taste of FA Cup action.
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Ronald Koeman admits he grew up watching the FA Cup in Holland
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The Southampton boss says he has dreamed of being in an FA Cup final
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Koeman does not expect to make any changes to his team against Ipswich
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The Dutchman admits that Wembley is a long way off at the moment
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@placeholder are long-term admirers of Hazard and have been heavily linked with a swoop for the forward.
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Chelsea are virtually certain Eden Hazard will sign a new five-year contract worth £200,000 per week in the coming weeks. The Belgian's representatives and Blues officials have been locked in discussions for months over an improved contract. And the process is finally coming to a positive conclusion for Chelsea, with Hazard virtually certain to pen a new deal. Eden Hazard looks set to sign a new five year contract at Chelsea worth £200,000-a-week Hazard has been a key player for Chelsea since he joined in 2012 and has flourished under Jose Mourinho Hazard fires Chelsea ahead during Tuesday's Capital One Cup win over Derby
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Eden Hazard close to signing new five-year-deal at Chelsea
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Hazard has been a key player for Chelsea since he joined back in 2012
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The new deal will end PSG's hopes of signing the Belgium international
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READ: Eden Hazard picks THREE Arsenal legends in Chelsea star's FIFA 15 Ultimate dream XI
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READ: Chelsea's current side have can be one of the best teams in Blues history, believes Petr Cech
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"While there are reasons why it was appropriate and necessary for me to initiate this proceeding, I do not wish to discuss those reasons at this time, in the hope that all issues will be resolved amicably between @placeholder and myself."
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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- TLC will take a six-week break from producing new "Jon & Kate Plus 8" episodes to give the Gosselin family "some time off to regroup" after the couple split up, the cable network said. Jon and Kate Gosselin announced their official separation on Monday evening's show. Kate Gosselin filed for a divorce from Jon on Monday, after 10 years of marriage and four weeks into the current season of the popular reality show. "Over the course of this weekend, Jon's activities have left me no choice but to file legal procedures in order to protect myself and our children," she said in a statement released by TLC on Tuesday.
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Jon: "It's just not good for our kids to be arguing in front of our kids"
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Kate: "I'm tired of smiling on the outside while I'm crying on the inside"
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At least 10 car bombs and three roadside bombs exploded in several @placeholder neighborhoods.
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(CNN) -- At least 43 people were killed and dozens more injured in the latest round of attacks Sunday in Iraq's Anbar and Baghdad provinces, local police said. In a Sunday evening attack, at least 37 people were killed and 42 others wounded in Baghdad province. A suicide bomber wearing an explosives-laden vest blew himself up in a crowded coffee shop in the predominantly Shiite al-Amel neighborhood in southwest Baghdad, according to police officials. Many of the victims were young men gathering to drink tea, smoke hookah and play games, officials said. Some buildings nearby were also damaged in the attack. Iraq's security force has since sealed off the area and started a security operation searching houses and buildings close by.
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Bombings also leave dozens wounded in Anbar and Baghdad provinces
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Suicide bombers target security checkpoint, municipal building, police station
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One bombing in Baghdad coffee shop kills 37 people
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Hundreds have been killed in Iraq during the violence in October
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The farmer, @placeholder, who lives alone, is 43, and deaf and partially dumb.
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After Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris and the abuse of young, vulnerable women in Bradford, you’d be forgiven for thinking there has been a sea change. That any man who transgresses against a woman will be stopped; that women will finally be believed; that we can trust the judicial system. My experience over the past two very difficult and distressing years proves the opposite is true. When I bought my house in October 2012 in the breathtakingly beautiful Yorkshire Dales, with a cottage on site for my assistant/ animal behaviourist, Nic, who has worked for me for seven years, I thought we would be able to live in peace.
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Liz Jones and her employee Nic have been stalked by a farmer
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Liz and Nic reported Jamie Close to police over the intimidation and abuse
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Nic found a dead rabbit left outside her doorstep and received foul texts
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Liz discovered the word 'witch' daubed on her wall and was told to leave
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Liz bought her picturesque house in north Yorkshire in October 2012
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But since then relations with her farmer neighbour have soured
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Mr Close appeared in court on Monday and was fined £100 for the abuse
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From a makeshift stage in @placeholder on Tuesday, his words inspired protesters to began chanting his mantra.
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(CNN) -- Despite reports this week of a return to normalcy on the Egyptian street, the situation on the ground is anything but: Protests continue while statements from the nation's leaders have served only to maintain or even stoke the tinderbox status of negotiations. Demonstrations, which Human Rights Watch says have killed more than 300 people, continued for a 16th day in Cairo's Tahrir Square. "Nothing will make this regime go unless we keep on coming and keep on coming," said Dalia, a protester there who did not give her last name. Another group of protesters tried to prevent the army from breaking up a demonstration at the parliament building in Cairo, and in the northern city of Port Said, state-run TV reported that Egyptians upset over the distribution of land and houses attacked a governor's building.
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Brooks' father, @placeholder, 73, committed suicide in May 2011, New York police said.
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(CNN) -- The boyfriend convicted of strangling and drowning a famed swimsuit designer in a bathtub at a chic New York hotel was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, the maximum sentence for second-degree murder, the Manhattan District Attorney's office said Monday. A jury convicted 27-year-old Nicholas Brooks, son of "You Light Up My Life" composer Joseph Brooks, in New York Supreme Court in July for the murder of his girlfriend, Sylvie Cachay. "We have come a long way in our recognition and understanding of domestic violence, but there is much more we have to do to better protect individuals like Ms. Cachay," District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said in a statement Monday.
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In July, a jury convicted Nicholas Brooks for the second-degree murder of Sylvie Cachay
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Brooks has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison
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Cachay's bruised body was found in an overflowing hotel bathtub in 2010
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Brooks will be eligible for parole in 25 years
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(CNN) -- "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence," the astronomer Carl Sagan once said. In the case of the extraordinary claim concerning the possible discovery of the wreck of Santa Maria, the flagship of Columbus' fleet, it's clear that we aren't there yet. In fact, we seem to be getting further away from proof all the time. The potential discovery of the wreck, which happened on the first of Columbus' four voyages to the Americas, has become a flashpoint for the difficulties of determining the authenticity of artifacts honored in memory but difficult to locate in the present. The discoverer, underwater explorer Barry Clifford, says he has quite a few reasons to believe he's found the right ship in the Caribbean Sea. Columbus left details in his diary about the location of the sinking, which happened near Haiti on Christmas Day in 1492. Clifford maintains that description matches the shipwreck's whereabouts.
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Explorer says he found wreck of Santa Maria, flagship of Columbus' fleet, off Haiti
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Laurence Bergreen believes discovery is highly unlikely, given erosion, shifts, tides
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Bergreen:The wooden parts of the ship probably have not survived 500 years
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Bergreen: Given potential historic significance, this wreck needs careful examination
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'@placeholder has time for us to be children, and he has time for us to be adults,'
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By Nina Golgowski PUBLISHED: 23:25 EST, 16 August 2012 | UPDATED: 06:04 EST, 17 August 2012 At the age of seven, Ezekiel Stoddard said he had a calling from God that led him to the pulpit. 'I had a dream,' the boy from Temple Hills Maryland recently told ABC. 'God was telling me that he wanted me to do his will.' Today, at the age of 11, Ezekiel preaches and sings most Sundays before young and old alike at the Fullness of Time in Temple Hills where his parents are both pastors. Scroll down for video Calling: At the young age of 11, Ezekiel Stoddard is an ordained evangelist in Maryland after reporting a calling from God at the age of seven
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Ezekiel Stoddard says he received a calling from God at the age of seven
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The newly ordained minister writes his own sermons, says he can speak in tongue and sings with his siblings' gospel group around Maryland
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@placeholder told Tulsa World that he was never the type to get a check-up and remained in relatively good health for most of his life.
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An Oklahoma City councillor donated a kidney to someone he barely knew on Monday and credited his strong faith for inspiring him. Owasso City Councillor Chris Kelley, 34, and Paul Kropp, 46, had met only a couple of times before but the pair just got a whole lot closer after Kelley gave Kropp his kidney in a life-saving rare organ donation surgery. 'Words can’t describe what he’s done for me,' said Kropp, to Tulsa World. Blessed: Paul Kropp, 46, was given a life-saving kidney donation from Owasso City Councillor Chris Kelley, 34, whom he'd only met a few times before
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'Words can’t describe what he’s done for me...He’s given me life,' said Kropp as he held back tears
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"I don't know any more than you know, except that a friend of mine took his life because he refused to submit to the pressure by the government to lie about me," @placeholder told CNN.
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CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Police are investigating the death of the former chief fundraiser for ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich as a "death-suicide," an Illinois mayor said Sunday. Christopher Kelly, 51, was former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's chief fundraiser. Financier Christopher Kelly told police shortly before he died Saturday that he took an "overdose of drugs," said Dwight Welch, mayor of Country Club Hills, Illinois. Country Club Hills police found several drugs in Kelly's black 2007 Cadillac Escalade, but they were not sure yet whether they were prescribed, Welch said. Country Club Hills is about 27 miles south of Chicago. Kelly had recently undergone surgery and was taking drugs following the operation, Welch said. Welch said he did not know which drugs Kelly was taking.
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Christopher Kelly, before dying, told police he overdosed, an Illinois mayor says
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Kelly was named in indictment in Blagojevich case
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Actress @placeholder, 39, has learned how to best manage her outbreaks of adult acne, right
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By Rachel Reilly PUBLISHED: 16:00 EST, 25 August 2012 | UPDATED: 16:00 EST, 25 August 2012 More Britons than ever suffer from long-term skin conditions – the most common being acne, rosacea, eczema and seborrheic dermatitis, and sometimes all four at the same time. While not life-threatening in themselves, the psychological damage can be underestimated. Last week, it was reported that Vicky Norfolk, 31, took her own life after developing rosacea – a vascular condition that causes facial flushing and spots. Yet many doctors still view these as minor complaints, which can make getting suitable treatment a challenge. Acne, commonly associated with teenagers, is on the rise among adults – 12 per cent of women and three per cent of men over 25 have the condition.
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More people than ever suffer from rosacea, acne and eczema
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One in ten Brits suffer form Rosacea
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12 per cent of women suffer from adult acne
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Celebrities such as Cameron Diaz and Katy Perry have to disguise their breakouts on the red carpet
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A prayer vigil will be held for Heather this Thursday as @placeholder locals continue to volunteer their time to search for Heather.
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By Ashley Collman The father of a South Carolina woman who went missing last month, wrote an emotional confessional about the experience of her sudden loss - sharing the last image she sent him the night before she disappeared. Heather Elvis, 20, was last seen after being dropped off from a first date at her condo in Horry County in the early morning of December 18. The next night, a police officer showed up at father Elvis family home, informing Heather's father Terry that her car had been found abandoned at a nearby boat landing. The last photo: Heather Elvis, 20, sent this picture of herself learning to drive a stick-shift while on a first-date to her father Terry the night before she disappeared last month
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Police are still looking for 20-year-old Heather Elvis who went missing following a first date on December 18
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The picture shows Heather learning to drive a stick-shift on the date
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Her disappearance remains a mystery but the man who took her out has been ruled out as a suspect after passing a lie detector test
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Prosecutor: @placeholder, aka Bruno Mars, center, appears in court for a felony cocaine possession with Schubert on the far left.
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By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 22:00 EST, 17 July 2013 | UPDATED: 02:54 EST, 18 July 2013 A former prosecutor-turned-fugitive who handled the high-profile drug cases of Paris Hilton and Bruno Mars was found dead Wednesday in his Las Vegas home, his lawyer said. David Schubert, 49, had completed a five-month stint in prison for crack cocaine possession in April. He was found sitting in his truck in his home's garage with the windows rolled down, according to his lawyer and friend Lou Schneier. The Clark County coroner's office declined to comment. Suicide: David Schubert, 49, a former prosecutor-turned-fugitive who once handled the high-profile drug cases of celebrities Paris Hilton and Bruno Mars has been found dead in his Las Vegas home
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David Schubert, 49, was the victim of an apparent suicide at his home
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He prosecuted Paris Hilton and Bruno Mars in their drug possession cases
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He had been sentenced to a year to 30 months in prison after he was caught buying $40 of cocaine in 2011
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It was a relatively small case but because of who Schubert was, it got plenty of attention
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Among its nine initiatives, @placeholder offered a proposition that could reduce government gridlock by lowering the minimum needed for the legislature to approve a state budget, making it a simple majority instead of a two-thirds majority.
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(CNN) -- California voters rejected the legalization of marijuana Tuesday, according to a CNN projection based on exit polling. Supporters of Proposition 19 argued that the "prohibition" of marijuana -- much like that for alcohol decades ago -- has created a violent criminal black market, led today by international drug cartels. But opponents prevailed Tuesday. They asserted that even if the proposition were to pass, federal law still prohibits individuals and groups from manufacturing, distributing and possessing marijuana for recreational use. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said he will continue to enforce that federal law. Opponents also said that driving under the influence of marijuana would be a public threat.
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@placeholder missed his putt for a second eagle of his round but the tap in birdie took him to eight-under and on his final hole, the ninth, came that final birdie to open up a lead on the field.
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(CNN) -- The contrast could not be greater. As Tiger Woods hooked his tee shot at the first hole way left of the fairway, new world number one Rory McIlroy rolled home a birdie putt on his closing hole to lead the PGA Championship on nine-under-par. Woods, who bravely teed it up in the final major of the season despite a back problem, was eventually finish with a second straight 74 to be five shots outside the halfway cut mark for the weekend. McIlroy, bidding for a hat-trick of victories after winning the British Open and WGC-Bridgestone International, followed his opening 66 with a 67 to set a testing target for the later starters, which nobody was able to match.
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Rory McIlroy sets halfway pace at PGA Championship
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(CNN) -- The owners of a cruise ship that ran aground in Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, are hoping high tide will dislodge the ship Wednesday, a company statement said. The Ocean Nova, seen on a previous voyage, has a total of 106 people on board. Connecticut-based Quark Expeditions said the M/V Ocean Nova became stranded Tuesday in the bay not far from an Argentine research base. Marguerite Bay is about 900 miles south of the tip of South America. The ship is carrying 65 passengers and 41 crew members, Quark Expeditions said. All those aboard the vessel "remain safe and calm," the company statement said.
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MV Ocean Nova stranded in Marguerite Bay, about 900 miles from South America
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Sydney, Australia (CNN) -- Qantas is considering legal action against engine-maker Rolls-Royce after one of the manufacturer's engines sparked a fire on a flight last month, the airline said Thursday. The Federal Court of Australia granted the Australian carrier an injunction Thursday allowing it to pursue legal action against Rolls-Royce in Australia if a commercial settlement is not possible, Qantas said. Qantas said it has already started discussions with Rolls-Royce. A Sydney, Australia-bound Qantas Airbus A380 was forced to turn back to Singapore on Nov. 4 when an oil fire badly damaged one of the plane's four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines. The fire resulted in part of the engine casing falling off in flight.
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Pakistan cricket legend Imran Khan said he had wed former BBC weather presenter Reham Khan just days after his family said he had denied it - provoking a furious reaction from his sister. The 62-year-old World Cup winner who is now a politician in his home country has married the 41-year-old divorced mother-of-three. On New Year's Eve, Khan said rumours of marriage were 'greatly exaggerated' and his sister Aleema said the family challenged him 'a few days ago' over the news and he denied it. Scroll down for video Pakistan cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan (left), 62, has married broadcaster Reham Khan (right)
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Imran Khan, 62, confirmed he has wed Reham Khan, 41
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By Becky Evans PUBLISHED: 16:08 EST, 23 January 2013 | UPDATED: 18:05 EST, 23 January 2013 Ndriem Sadushi was convicted in his absence in Albania of three murders and one attempted murder and is fighting extradition An Albanian gangster convicted of three murders is still in the UK almost a year after his arrest and is now likely to claim asylum. Ndricim Sadushi, 42, has been on the run for 15 years and is receiving legal aid in his fight against extradition back to Albania that is costing the UK taxpayer tens of thousands of pounds. His case has been listed before judges 19 times during the lengthy court battle.
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Ndricim Sadushi, 42, is receiving legal aid in his battle against extradition
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By Spencer Matthews When an invite drops through your letterbox with a picture of a scantily clad woman holding a leather whip you really have to consider going. And when the invite turns out to be the launch of luxury erotic retailer Box Of Grey BXG promising stunning models wearing corsets and wielding riding crops and spanking paddles, then you’d be a fool to miss it. Clearly I wasn't the only one who thought this as the roof top party at the Sanctum Soho Hotel was packed full of London's naughtiest and sauciest clubbers. Saucy: Lusia enjoyed playing with the riding crop as she posed with Spencer and Stacey Jackson
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Washington (CNN) -- It's less of a tongue-twisting jumble than the phrase "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act." "Obamacare." The sleek, slang word used by some to describe the health reform law signed by President Barack Obama has taken on a roller-coaster trajectory of its own, first coming into favor with Republicans as a criticism of the law, and more recently, as the subject of Democratic efforts to reclaim it. The Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision on the law's constitutionality this week. What the court has to say could shape the next step in the word's evolution, experts say.
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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- The students in Alita Richard's art class at Mcdonough Elementary School #42 work diligently, quietly with a laser-like focus. Schoolchildren create whatever they choose to decorate the "Fundred Dollar Bills." What kid doesn't like to draw, especially given a great deal of freedom to choose his or her own subject? They are creating Fundred Dollar Bills. Think of a five-dollar bill, and instead of Abe Lincoln's face the students create whatever they choose to fill in the oblong space. This fake money has a very real purpose. Mel Chin, a conceptual artist from New York, dreamed up the idea as a unique way to fund an extensive effort to clean up the dirt in New Orleans.
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A distraught mother who lost her young sons in the tidal surge of Super Typhoon Haiyan feels her life is over. "I guess I'm just thinking to jump from that building," Gelenbelle Vergara tells CNN's Karl Penhaul on Sunday. "This is what would be my life's worth. My sons are dead. I just pray that I also dead with them. What would be my life worth now?" She combs the debris, scours the morgues and pours over the list of victims found in Tacloban, Philippines. "I don't have sons I don't know if they're dead or where their bodies are I don't know if dogs in the street are eating their bodies already."
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Hiroshi Yamauchi, who built Nintendo from a small playing-card company into a global video-gaming empire before buying the Seattle Mariners, died Thursday in Japan. He was 85. Yamauchi took over the company from his ailing grandfather as a university student in 1949 and ran it until 2002 -- a remarkable span of 53 years. He guided Nintendo from its pre-electronic days as a maker of children's games through its emergence as the creator of hugely popular video-gaming platforms such as the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Game Boy, hit games such as "Donkey Kong," and iconic characters such as Mario, the mustachioed Italian plumber.
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Hiroshi Yamauchi built Nintendo from a playing-card company into a video-gaming empire
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By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 14:39 EST, 16 January 2014 | UPDATED: 15:03 EST, 16 January 2014 Two young children have been left orphaned after their father died in his sleep in the same bed where their mother had succumbed to cancer just two months before. Stephen Furbush, 39, passed away following a suspected heart attack at his home in Canton, Massachusetts on Sunday, leaving his children, Kayley, six, and Patrick, three, with no parents. His wife Kristen had died in November after a six-month battle with brain cancer. 'The kids were almost getting back to some kind of normalcy,' Kristen’s father, John O'Keefe told the Patriot Ledger. 'And then bang, this happened. It's crazy. I don't know why.'
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Bujumbura, Burundi (CNN) -- They're lonely and hungry, condemned to a life of daily hardship with little to hope for. Deprived of food, wearing old clothes, countless homeless children are living on the dusty streets of Bujumbura, the lakeside capital of Burundi, victims of a bloody civil war that wreaked havoc on the tiny east central African country. Scared and neglected, the children's lives are fraught with great danger; some of them suffer from abuse while others resort to a life of crime to survive, earning the name "kirobezo," which means bad child. But not everyone sees them like that. One woman is responding to these young children not with anger but with love -- and a whole lot of food.
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(CNN) -- Back in 1994, when Newt Gingrich led the GOP to take over the House, it was historic. A sea change. An earthquake. Why? Because Democrats had held control of the House for the previous 40 years. As in four decades. Imagine that. Hard to believe it ever worked that way. Now voters demand change elections more often than they don't. Consider this: Republicans win the Senate in 2002, then lose it in 2006. The Democrats hold the Senate until losing control of it last night -- predictions are that they might be in a good position to take it back in two years.
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Just call him Bubba, the one-eyed miracle dog. The 8-year-old Chihuahua mix has been credited with giving his dying owner the will to live after the two were reunited at a Kentucky hospital. Bubba's owner, James Wathen, 73, from Whitley County, Kentucky, has been at Baptist Health Corbin since mid-September. Scroll down for video Just what the doctor ordered: James Wathen, 73, wasn't eating and couldn't speak above a whisper before his reunion with his beloved dog, Bubba, last weekend Health crisis: Wathen, 73, from Whitley County, Kentucky, has been at Baptist Health Corbin since mid-September, and his 8-year-old pooch, pictured here during their second meeting, has been staying in a shelter
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Ottawa, Canada (CNN) -- Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr has been transferred to his homeland of Canada to serve the remainder of his sentence, Canada's Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said Saturday. Khadr boarded a military plane at the Guantanamo Naval base in Cuba and arrived at a military airbase in Trenton, Ontario. He will serve the rest of his sentence at Millhaven Prison in Bath, Ontario, about 130 miles east of Toronto. The case and the prisoner's legal fate have sparked controversy among Canadians. Many think his sentence has been too lenient. Others, noting his capture at age 15, think he should have been treated as a child soldier and point to alleged mistreatment while in custody.
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(CNN) -- You can be forgiven for losing track of time the morning after a night 77 years in the making. "Oh sorry, that's my alarm," says an apologetic Andy Murray as his alarm trills while being interviewed. "That was the finals day time for getting up, 915am ... just for yesterday." Yesterday was Sunday July 7 and the day which saw Murray secure his place in British sporting history. In the 24 hours between those two alarms going off, Murray's world irrevocably changed with his 6-4 7-5 6-4 win over over Novak Djokovic in straight sets ensuring he became Britain's first men's singles champion at Wimbledon since 1936.
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@placeholder, a gay advocacy group, received at least 100 reports of slurs and assaults against gays and lesbians last year.
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By Jonathan Block After the 28-year-old woman exited a bus in Ypsilanti Township, about 35 miles west of Detroit, around 6pm near the apartment complex where she lives, the men started yelling gay slurs at her. They then began to beat her, leaving her unconscious. 'One of the males stated, "Hey b----. Are you that (anti-gay slur) from the news?"' One of the males then punched her in the face, which knocked her to the ground and unconscious,' according to a news release from the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office. When she awoke, one of the men kicked her torso. The men then fled.
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28-year-old Ypsilanti Township woman had gay slurs hurled at her before she was knocked to the ground and beaten
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Getting intimate revenge, Persson filed a self-penned 120-page alleged exposé to support her @placeholder lawsuit, in which she claims that 'if (sex with Paul) lasts one minute, it is a good day.'
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By Helen Pow PUBLISHED: 12:11 EST, 3 January 2013 | UPDATED: 13:01 EST, 3 January 2013 Exposed: A scorned ex-lover of reggae artist Sean Paul, pictured, has written a tell-all book A scorned ex-lover of Grammy Award-winning reggae artist Sean Paul has exposed the star's alleged 'severe erection problems' in a tell-all book, as she sues him for $80 million. Swede, Susanne Persson, who brags in court documents of having long 'Barbie hair' and an 'E-cup bra' size, claims Paul 'bribed Jamaican police' to have her deported from the country in June 2010 - something which drove her to attempt suicide.
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Swede, Susanne Persson, claims Paul 'bribed Jamaican police' to have her deported from the country in June 2010 and it drove her to attempt suicide
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Chelsea midfielder Ramires has dropped out the Brazil squad for friendlies against Argentina and Japan and will be replaced by Souza of Sao Paulo, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Thursday. Defensive midfielder Souza, 25, will be joined by another uncapped player, Gremio goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe, the CBF said. Ramires is suffering from a muscle problem and will miss the double header, the second of Dunga’s second reign in charge of Brazil. Ramires (right) won't travel to China but his Chelsea teammate Oscar is part of Dunga's squad Grohe, who has kept eight consecutive clean sheets for Gremio, will be taken as a precaution after first-choice keeper Jefferson hurt his finger while playing for Botafogo in Wednesday’s 3-2 defeat by Santos.
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George Osborne said today that if the Scottish Nationalists win the independence referendum they will not be able to keep their currency The pound is not an asset to be divided up ‘as if it were a CD collection’ and an independent Scotland will not be allowed to share it, George Osborne insisted yesterday. The Chancellor was backed by Labour and the Liberal Democrats as he delivered a stunning blow to Alex Salmond’s dream of persuading Scots to vote to break away from the UK. In a highly unusual move, the top civil servant at the Treasury, Sir Nicholas Macpherson, agreed that sharing sterling with an independent Scotland would be ‘fraught with difficulty’.
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It was the launchpad for the Beatles' unprecedented musical career, demolished in 1973 only to spring up again next door as a working venue once more. But now the Cavern Club in Liverpool, a famous haunt where the Fab Four played nearly 300 times, is up for sale. The club forms part of the Cavern Walks Shopping Centre in the centre of the city, which has been put on the market with a guide price of £1million for the whole centre. History: The Cavern was the club where the Beatles made their name - here (from left to right) George Harrison, Paul McCartney and John Lennon can be seen playing their final gig at the venue
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By Lucy Waterlow PUBLISHED: 05:50 EST, 18 April 2013 | UPDATED: 12:52 EST, 18 April 2013 By her own admission, Ashley-Rae Tapping didn't 'fit in' at school. The 24-year-old told MailOnline she stood out growing up in Leyton, east London, with her unique sense of style and home-made headbands. But now the 24-year-old is making waves in the fashion world after setting up her own clothing line, Loud Culture, with friend Abi Fashesin. Fashion entrepreneur: Ashley-Rae Tapping has set up her own clothing line with Abi Fashesin Fan: Diana Vickers wore a boob tube from the Loud Culture 2011 collection in More magazine
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Ashley-Rae Tapping founded fashion line Loud Culture with Abi Fashesin
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A Diego Maradona connection is one of the many thing that unites them – one has always been made to feel like the Son of God in Argentina - the closest thing the country has ever had to its most famous No 10. While the other used to be the son-in-law of God married to Diego's daughter Giannina. They are like brothers when they meet up with the Argentine national team and both would have loved to have played for the same club side. But on Tuesday Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero will be the best of enemies as they face each other at the Etihad Stadium.
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A Victorian Liberal Party candidate who reportedly planned to bring a Bollywood adult film star to Melbourne before the state election has been sacked. Nitin Gursahani was the candidate for the seat of Thomastown but a Liberal Party spokesman has confirmed he is no longer endorsed. News Corp Australia reports Mr Gursahani's family's company Kiren Australia, of which Mr Gursahani is a marketing manager, is sponsoring an event at Toorak featuring Sunny Leone on the night before the November 29 election. Scroll down for video Nitin Gursahani was the candidate for the seat of Thomastown but a Liberal Party spokesman has confirmed he is no longer endorsed
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By Eddie Wrenn PUBLISHED: 04:04 EST, 3 September 2012 | UPDATED: 06:43 EST, 3 September 2012 The iPhone 5 is expected to be unveiled next week - and rumours claim Apple has completely redesigned its iconic headphones for the first time since 2006. Vietnamese blogsite Tinhte.vn posted a video of what it claims are newly-designed headphones for the next iPhone, which is expected to launch on September 12. If confirmed, it is the first major redesign of the distinctive white headphones since the iPhone launched, other than the addition of an in-line microphone and remote control in 2008. The headphones, which come bundled with iPods and iPhones, are one of the most iconic parts of Apple's product line-up, and are perhaps most famous for appearing in the famous 'dancing silhouettes' adverts for the iPod.
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(CNN) -- U.S.-Russian ties may be at their frostiest since the height of the Cold War, but at least there's some warmth to the relationship between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. As Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama struggle to maintain even a modicum of cordiality, sparring over everything from Ukraine and Syria to fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden, their top diplomats have developed a rapport that observers say could be key to resolving an array of differences on some of the world's biggest geopolitical crises. At first glance, the two men would seem to have very little in common. Kerry, 70, is a career politician who served nearly three decades in the U.S. Senate and is known for his sense of humor and propensity for going off-script during talks.
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(CNN) -- Sebastian Vettel thrilled his home fans by winning the German Grand Prix for the very first time in his career. The triple world champion finished ahead of Lotus pair Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean to claim his fourth win of the season and 30th overall at the Nurburgring. Victory places the Red Bull driver 36 points clear of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who finished fourth, ahead of polesitter Lewis Hamilton and McLaren's Jenson Button. "It's unbelievable," Vettel, who lost Kers during part of the race, told reporters. "I am very, very happy. Kimi was pushing very close in the end but I was pushing in every lap, except from the ones with the safety car.
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Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- In a city slashed by war, a tiger fights for life. Osama, a Siberian tiger at the Tripoli Zoo, has been suffering for days. He is on his side, breathing shallowly, his huge paws motionless -- caramel, black-and-white-striped fur covered with flies that he is too weak to brush off. A team of animal-welfare experts from Austria's Four Paws International gently rolls the tiger over and Dr. Amir Khalil, dripping sweat, searches for a vein, then puts in an IV drip to give the animal vitamins. Asked why the tiger is so sick, the veterinarian replies, "Honestly, we don't know but I believe he's old, 21 years. That's number one. Number two, it was a lot of stress in the surroundings here."
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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Federal biologists said Friday they had signed off on a plan aimed at providing relief to the drought-parched Southeast, under which more water will be retained in Georgia instead of being released into Florida. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expedited its study of an interim drought plan submitted two weeks ago by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and concluded that freshwater mussels and sturgeon -- kept alive by water from Georgia's Chattahoochee watershed under federal law -- will not be placed in jeopardy under the plan. However, there will be some effects, and some members of the species probably will die, Sam Hamilton, Southeast regional director for the Fish and Wildlife Service, told reporters.
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(CNN) -- From the conversations you've had, what is your sense about how Iraqis feel about the prospect of any greater U.S. involvement? Nic Robertson: They're divided. Certainly on the Sunni side, in Anbar province and among the tribes that are supporting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, they would see it as the Americans backing the Shia. That wouldn't put the Americans in a very good position to play a mediating type of role, although it would be different if, through American influence, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was replaced by someone who was more tolerant and less sectarian.
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A 10-year-old boy was among at least 13 casualties of a US-led raid late Friday that ended with the death of an American photojournalist held captive by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Special operations commandos sent to rescue Luke Somers, 33, in the village of Dafaar in Yemen became bogged down in a firefight and were unable to reach him before he was shot and killed by his captors. Another hostage, South African teacher Pierre Korkie, 56, was also executed by captors in the midst of the raid, US officials said. Failed rescue: Special forces sent to rescue Luke Somers, 33, in the village of Dafaar in Yemen became bogged down in a firefight and were unable to reach him before he was shot and killed by his captors
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By Sami Mokbel for the Daily Mail Follow @@SamiMokbel81_DM Swansea manager Gary Monk is chasing Montpellier defender Benjamin Stambouli. The Swans want to strengthen their squad ahead of Saturday’s big kick-off and the 24-year-old is interesting the Welsh club. Swansea have opened talks with Montpellier over a move for the versatile defender, though an agreement is yet to be reached. Transfer: Swansea are interested in signing Montpellier's 24-year-old defender Benjamin Stambouli Stambouli, who has 14 caps for France Under-21, is understood to be open to a move to England. Swansea have already brought in Gylfi Sigurdsson , Jefferson Montero, Marvin Emnes, Lukasz Fabianski, Bafetimbi Gomis and Stephen Kingsley this summer.
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Welsh club are chasing Benjamin Stambouli
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Google will appeal to the High Court to block a breach of privacy legal action launched against it in the UK by a group of British internet users. The internet giant's lawyers are seeking a declaration that the court has no jurisdiction to try their claims - which relate to the Apple Safari internet browser. The British group, known as Safari Users Against Google’s Secret Tracking, accuse the company of bypassing security settings in order to track their online browsing and to target them with personalised advertisements. Doesn't apply: Google (UK headquarters pictured) claims the privacy case cannot be brought in the UK
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Web giant accused of breaching privacy by tracking phones and laptops
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@placeholder chiefs can draw some comfort from the new show proving more popular than the audience levels of around 600,000, which axed Daybreak had recently been achieving in recent months.
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By Ted Thornhill Presenter Susanna Reid drew just over half of the audience of her old BBC colleagues when she launched ITV’s new breakfast show, Good Morning Britain, according to overnight figures. The programme, which began broadcasting yesterday, had an average audience of 800,000 viewers while Reid’s old show, BBC Breakfast, pulled in 1.5million. The launch of GMB was also markedly down on the first-morning figure for its predecessor, Daybreak, which pulled in one million viewers when it began in 2010. Scroll down for video Sofa so good: There was initial criticism that Ms Reid spent too much time behind the show's desk, with her acclaimed legs hidden from view
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Good Morning Britain had an average of 800,000 viewers on its debut
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The letter says @placeholder is a ‘harmonious, open, thriving, successful and diverse community’ and adds that residents ‘do not want [it] to be stigmatised or damaged’.
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Filming of Channel 4’s Immigration Street – the planned follow-up to its controversial Benefits Street show – has repeatedly been interrupted by angry residents who pelted camera crews with eggs and flour. Hostility to the project, set in Derby Road in Southampton, has grown so great that programme-makers are considering changing the name. Angry residents have put anti-Immigration Street posters in their windows to discourage filming while an alliance of public, private and voluntary organisations in the city has accused Channel 4 and Love, an independent production company, of trying to destroy the community it wants to portray. Outcry: Residents speak out against filming of Immigration Street, set in Derby Road in Southampton
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Immigration Street is the planned follow-up to controversial Benefits Street
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Asked to appraise the influence Martin O’Neill has had on his career, Shaun Maloney finds it difficult to express sufficient gratitude. From being handed a Celtic debut at Ibrox aged just 18 to the later chance of English Premier League football with Aston Villa, O’Neill has provided so much impetus for the Scotland midfielder. That genuinely-felt debt will not, however, prevent Maloney from trying to give his former manager a very unhappy return to Parkhead next month. Shaun Maloney celebrates his equaliser for Scotland against Poland in Warsaw on Tuesday night O’Neill’s Republic of Ireland side will travel to Glasgow in buoyant mood after securing a last-gasp 1-1 draw with world champions Germany on Tuesday night.
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Scotland take on the Republic of Ireland in a Euro 2016 Group D qualifer at Celtic Park on November 14
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Shaun Maloney played under Ireland boss Martin O'Neill at Celtic
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A woman dubbed 'Jihottie' after she was cleared of smuggling money to an extremist fighter in Syria has insisted she did not get off because of her looks - on the day her friend was jailed. Nawal Msaad, 27, was found not guilty of making money available for terrorism after she was caught with £15,830 (20,000 euros) in her underwear at Heathrow Airport. A trial heard her school friend, Amal El-Wahabi, had hoodwinked her into taking the money to her husband Aine Davis, a drug dealer who went to Syria to fight in July last year. A jury found mother-of-two El-Wahabi guilty but cleared Msaad of making money available with 'reasonable cause to suspect that it would or may be used for the purposes of terrorism'.
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Amal El-Wahabi tricked friend into taking £15,830 to her jihadi boyfriend
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By Zoe Nauman Seven's Sunrise team has hit back at reports co-host David Koch was in the firing line to get axed from the show. A story which ran in The Australian and was then repeated again on Channel Nine's A Current Affair suggested the presenter was about to get the boot in a line up change back in 2011. However the story was rubbished by the Sunrise breakfast team on Tuesday as a 'big steaming pile of poo.' Scroll down for video Setting the story straight: David Koch hit back at claims on Sunrise on Tuesday he had faced the axe on the Channel Seven show
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Channel Seven presenters say 'Kochie' was never facing the boot
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Kochie refers to Adam Boland mental health issues: 'saner heads prevailed'
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More than 500,000 people have signed an online petition requesting that Macy’s ends it association with Donald Trump. The retailer, which exclusively sells Trump’s clothing line and fragrance, has also made him central to its just launched Christmas advertising campaign. The petition at SignOn.org says Macy’s should break with Trump because of his ‘especially unpleasant, nasty and despicable behavior.’ Scroll down for video Macy's is standing by Trump despite over 580,000 people signing a petition urging them to dump Donald because of his 'especially unpleasant, nasty and despicable behavior' Twitter spat: Donald Trump has hit back at Cher, saying she should focus on her 'dying career!'
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(CNN) -- Part of the solution to end drug violence in Mexico should include legalizing drugs like marijuana for personal use, former President Vicente Fox told CNN en Espanol. "In order to get out of this trap (of drug violence caused by organized crime), I'm specifically proposing the legalization of the drug," Fox said during a visit to Puerto Rico, where he was speaking at a conference for small business owners in the city of Fajardo. Fox advocated decriminalizing marijuana in a 2009 interview with CNN en Espanol. Since then, he has repeatedly called on officials to rethink drug laws.
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Vicente Fox says the current narcotics fight isn't working
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"Today's action -- including the designation of Azam Cheema, one of @placeholder's leading commanders who was involved in the 2008 and 2006 Mumbai attacks -- is an important step in incapacitating the operational and financial networks of these deadly organizations."
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Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Treasury is prohibiting Americans from "engaging in any transactions" with three Pakistan-based militants and a front group. The Treasury said Thursday that the move is targeting the financial and support networks of Lashkar-e Tayyiba and Jaish-e Mohammed, two militant groups operating in the Asian subcontinent. The agency cited Azam Cheema, who helped train operatives for the November 2008 Mumbai, India, attacks and was the "mastermind" behind the July 2006 Mumbai train bombings carried out by Lashkar-e Tayyiba. Treasury also acted against Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki, head of Lashkar-e Tayyiba's political affairs department, for acting for or on behalf of the group.
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- It has taken nearly two decades and $8.6 billion, but London Heathrow's Terminal Five finally opened for business Thursday morning. A general view of the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport prior to its official opening on Thursday. When British Airways Flight 26 touched down from Hong Kong at 4:42 a.m. (12:42 a.m. ET), passengers made their way to the 400-meter-long terminal, the largest freestanding building in Britain. With 60 aircraft stands actually attached to two new buildings, "T5" can handle dozens of planes at the same time -- including the new Airbus A380 superjumbo -- and can process 12,000 bags an hour. All of this is for just one occupant: British Airways.
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Heathrow Airport's $8.6 billion new Terminal 5 finally opens to public
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A man accused of masterminding the theft of a $5million Stradivarius violin pleaded guilty to robbery robbery Friday. The plea deal for Salah Salahadyn comes nearly eight months after the 300-year-old instrument was snatched from a musician who was attacked with a stun gun following a performance in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Salahadyn, 41, was taken into custody after changing his plea during a hearing in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. He could face up to 10 years in prison when sentenced November 10. Music man: Salah Salahadyn, 41, of Milwaukee, has pleaded guilty to masterminding the theft of a Stradivarius violin from a concertmaster in January
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Salah Salahadyn, 41, could face up to 10 years in prison for the violin theft
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The 300-year-old instrument was snatched from Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond in January
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When former front man of the Lostprophets Ian Watkins was sentenced to a minimum of 29 years in jail after admitting 13 serious sexual offences, those who had been close to him were shocked beyond belief. Now a former lover of the singer - who went on to become the manager of the now disbanded rock group - has spoken for the first time about her relationship with Watkins. Karen Ruttner, 32, from New York, dated Watkins casually for three years between 2007 and 2010. Speaking to Krissi Murison of the Sunday Times Magazine, Karen reveals she had no idea about Watkin’s depraved crimes during the time she was having a relationship with him, and was deeply shocked at his admission of guilt.
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Like mother, like daughter, so the saying goes and Jane and Kristy Lowe are certainly proving it to be true. Thier family, from Sheffield, South Yourkshire, had suffered years of heartbreak but it seems their fortunes are finally changing after both mum and daughter landed modeling contracts on the same day. The pair were both signed by DK Model Management last month after a spell of bad luck, which included Jane, 47, having her skull smashed to pieces when she was hit by a bus. Jane Lowe, 47, was seriously injured by a bus in 2010 but is now a model and so is her daughter, Kristy, 20
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Mother, Jane, 47 was hit by a bus in 2010 and had face reconstructed
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The uptick in attacks by Afghan security forces against coalition troops has hit home, with all troops at NATO headquarters and all bases across Afghanistan now ordered to carry loaded weapons around the clock, CNN learned Friday. Gen. John Allen, the NATO commander in Afghanistan, ordered the move, according to a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the orders. The order, made in recent days, was divulged amid two more so-called green-on-blue or insider attacks Friday. An Afghan police officer opened fire on U.S. troops in Farah province in southwestern Afghanistan, killing two service members, the NATO-led command said. Two International Security Assistance Force troops and an Afghan service member were wounded by another Afghan service member in Kandahar province, in the south.
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NATO official's order was made in recent days as concern mounted over the attacks
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An ‘immense convoy’ comprising ‘troops and military hardware’ was thwarted from entering the country early yesterday, according to a senior @placeholder official, amid fears of a full-scale war breaking out.
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The head of Ukraine’s secret service has claimed rebels intended to down a Russian airliner to give Vladimir Putin a pretext for invasion – but blasted Flight MH17 out of the sky by mistake. Valentyn Nalyvaichenko said that Russian-backed fighters were supposed to take their BUK rocket launcher – which had been transported across the Russian border – to a village called Pervomaiskoe in Ukrainian-held territory west of Donetsk. Instead, they mistakenly positioned it in a rebel-controlled village of the same name to the east of the city. Scroll down for video Got it wrong? Valentyn Nalyvaichenko claims pro-Russian rebels targeted the wrong civilian airliner
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Valentyn Nalyvaichenko said pro-Russian rebels hit wrong civilian plane
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Though @placeholder ranks first in the number of flights, it was eighth on the researchers' list of potential disease spreaders.
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(CNN) -- It may not be the coughing, sneezing passenger next to you on your next flight who is spreading disease, it could be the airport you just took off from. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Civil and Environmental Engineering department looked at the 40 largest U.S. airports and figured out which ones would be the most likely to spread a disease in the event of an outbreak in the cities they serve. They factored in passengers' travel patterns, the airports' geographic locations, interactions between airports and even passenger waiting times for their study, published July 19 in the journal PLoS ONE.
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The list measures how likely airports are to spread diseases in an outbreak
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Researchers looked at the airports' locations, connections and waiting times
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Honolulu ranked third on the list, above busier airports like Atlanta
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Click here for more from our brilliant Match Zone, including this graphic of Carlo Costly's opening goal for Honduras. He is the lesser known Valencia but it is Enner and not Antonio who is making a name for himself in Brazil. The 25-year-old sits joint top of the goalscoring charts following his match-winning double against Honduras in Curitiba. There he resides alongside more illustrious names such as Thomas Muller, Karim Benzema, Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben. But the muscular, pacey frontman – with an eye for goal to boot – might just be plying his trade in Europe as well next season should his World Cup scoring spree persist.
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'By using @placeholder's level of precision there is a major dramatic reduction in the time, cost and logistical burden traditionally associated with using artillery munitions.
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By Damien Gayle PUBLISHED: 16:25 EST, 1 August 2013 | UPDATED: 05:22 EST, 2 August 2013 A video posted to the Internet by U.S. weapons giant Raytheon shows the fearsome destructive capabilities of its latest model of artillery shell. The Excalibur M982E1 155mm GPS-guided shell is claimed to be so accurate that it can be expected to strike within six metres of a target 24 miles away. That makes it perfect, the company says, for warfare in an 'urban setting'. Scroll down for the video The footage shows each blast in Hollywood-style slow motion, to allow the viewer to truly appreciate the destructive potential of the weapons
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Footage shows shell striking cars, cans and water towers
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Donald Trump is tweeting that "We should not be importing (Ebola) to our homeland." An Indiana congressman is worried that refugee children from Central America could pose a public health risk with "Ebola circulating." And the Twitter-sphere is filled with people asking "how can we bring these patients to America," complaining that "We don't have enough problems in America! Let's import Ebola patients!" and speculating that treating them here is "highly irresponsible." But the actual possibility of catching Ebola is incredibly remote. It's a terrifying disease for sure. It typically kills 90% of the people who get it, and this most recent outbreak is the largest in history. But you don't need to panic, experts say, and you definitely don't have to worry about the two American Ebola patients who are being treated in Atlanta.
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A California man accused of posing as an actor from the 'Twilight' movie franchise to lure young girls pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal child pornography charges. David LaVera, 33, appeared in federal court in Des Moines, Iowa, on charges of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography. The bogus actor entered not guilty pleas to both counts against him. LaVera allegedly pretended to be Kiowa Gordon, 24, who played minor character Embry in three Twilight films. Back in court: David LaVera, 33, pictured here with one of the alleged victims, Raven Adams, appeared in federal court in Des Moines, Iowa, on charges of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography
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David LaVera, 33, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography
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New York (CNN) -- A blogger has posted the home addresses of staffers from a newspaper after the paper published an online, interactive map showing names and addresses of all handgun permit-holders in New York's Westchester and Rockland counties. Christopher Fountain, who is also a gun owner, spoke to CNN's "Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien" on Thursday to explain his reasoning behind the posting. "I felt they were using this to harass gun owners," Fountain said of the newspaper's staff. "So I harassed them back." Fountain posted the name, home address and phone numbers of the Journal News' publisher, editor, visual editor and several other staff members. Fountain told CNN's "Early Start" that he was offended by the newspaper's actions and "wondered how they would like it if their addresses were published."
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Christopher Fountain posted home addresses of newspaper staffers
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Two-year-old Tangena Hussain vanished three months ago in the Detroit suburb of Hamtramck, Michigan, and police say the trail has gone cold. Tangena Hussain, 2, has been missing since October 2 and police in Michigan are asking for the public's help. Tangena's mother called police on the evening of October 2, 2008, to report her daughter missing after frantically searching the area where she was last seen. The child's mother, Nilufa Begum, told police she had left the girl in the care of her boyfriend, Jamrul Hussain. Although Tangena and Hussain have the same last name, he is not her father.
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Tangena Hussain last seen on October 2
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(CNN) -- Dressed modestly, with a red headscarf loosely draped over her head and shoulders, she steps onto the stage and nervously paces back and forth. Waiting for the music to begin and break the silence, she almost misses her first note before quietly singing into the microphone. Her voice chokes when one of four judges turns his chair to face her; she awkwardly bows her head and smiles. But she sings more confidently when the sole female judge turns around a few minutes later. The singer is through to the next stage. In a country ranked by a Thomson Reuters Foundation poll as the most dangerous place in the world for women in 2011, what Shabana Faryad did was brave. Very brave. Faryad was the only female contestant to have auditioned for the first series of "The Voice of Afghanistan" last year. And the claps and cheers that loudly resounded throughout the studio came from an audience of men.
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Roger Delano Hinkins the founder of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness has died at the age of 80, it was announced on Wednesday. Known as the 'Mystical Traveler' by his followers, who include Arianna Huffington and Carol Wilson of the Beach Boys before his death, the news of Hinkins' passing was published on his organizations website. There was no cause of death given for the spiritualist who was living in Los Angeles at the time of his passing. Dr. John-Roger Hinkins, writer Arianna Huffington and producer Norman Lear (l-r) chat at the launch party for Huffington's new book "Fanatics and Fools : The Game Plan For Winning Back America" on April 7, 2004 at a private residence in Beverly Hills, California
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Spiritualist leader known as John-Roger had more than 5,000 followers
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A former caretaker for Benjamin Netanyahu is suing the Israeli Prime Minister over allegations that he was mistreated and verbally abused by the leader’s wife, it was revealed last night. Meni Naftali - who is seeking around £110,000 in damages - claims he was repeatedly subjected to abusive language, including an ethnic slur, by Sara Netanyahu during his 20 months on the job. In one instance, Mr Naftali said that Mrs Netanyahu called him at 3am to complain that he had bought milk in a plastic storage bag instead of a carton, according to the lawsuit. Couple: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens to his wife Sara during a meeting last December
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Meni Naftali claims he was repeatedly subjected to abusive language
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"When and if FISA does come back to the @placeholder floor, I will offer my amendment to strip the retroactive immunity provision out of the bill.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Opponents of a bill that would overhaul the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act blocked consideration Thursday of the controversial bill until after the July 4 recess. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, says the FISA overhaul legislation is "deeply flawed." Senate Democratic leaders announced the delay because of a filibuster spearheaded by Sens. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, and Chris Dodd, D-Connecticut. But the measure is expected to pass by a large margin with the support of both major parties' presumptive presidential nominees, Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain. Language that appears likely to let telecommunications companies escape lawsuits over the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program has drawn sharp opposition from liberal Democrats such as Feingold and Dodd.
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Two disabled brothers face eviction from their childhood home because the council says the property is too big for them since their parents died of cancer. Clive Samson, 50, and his 49-year-old brother Peter, lived with their mother and father in a three-bedroom council house in Betsham, near Southfleet in Kent. But they lost their father Geoffrey, a former RAF serviceman, to pancreatic cancer in December 2012 before his wife of more than 50 years, Yvonne, succumbed to breast cancer and lymphoma just months later at the age of 72. Clive Samson (left) and his brother Peter (right) say they face eviction after their parents died of cancer five months apart
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Clive and Peter Samson lost father Geoffrey to cancer in December 2012
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Honoured: James Chaney will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously Three civil rights workers who were killed by Ku Klux Klansmen in 1964 are going to be posthumously awarded the highest civilian honour of the US - the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The murders of Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman in Neshoba County, Mississippi, saw the FBI launch a massive investigation dubbed 'Mississippi Burning'. The activists are among 19 people, including Stevie Wonder and Meryl Streep, who will be awarded the nation's highest civilian honor by President Barack Obama at the White House today. Despite this high honour, some relatives of the trio are uneasy about the award, saying it takes focus off all the victims of racism and those who were killed during the African-American civil rights movement in the 60s and today.
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Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, murdered in 1964
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After five days of relentless cross-examination that left Oscar Pistorius quivering, sobbing and fumbling, the athlete's defense team now has a chance to discredit the prosecution by presenting its witnesses. During cross-examination, prosecutor Gerrie Nel accused the athlete of inconsistencies and contradictions in his testimony. His aim is to prove that Pistorius intentionally shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, after a heated argument in the early hours of Valentine's Day last year. The defense team now gets its chance to cast doubt on that account and prove that the star sprinter shot his girlfriend through a closed bathroom door after mistaking her for an intruder.
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The drug lords are forced to import more guns from the @placeholder at higher prices and channel more drug shipments to Mexican customers, who pay lower prices than the cartels could charge Americans if the drugs were making their way north.
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Editor's note: Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a member of the San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board, a nationally syndicated columnist and a regular contributor to CNN.com. Read his column here. Ruben Navarrette Jr. says President Felipe Calderon's war on drugs remains a noble battle for the soul of Mexico. SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- It has nothing to do with Michael Jackson or Sarah Palin, but there's a big story brewing south of the border to which Americans should pay close attention. Like a monster that refuses to die, Mexico's once-disgraced Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, made a convincing comeback in last weekend's midterm elections. The PRI recaptured its majority in the 500-member Chamber of Deputies and won five of six governorships up for grabs.
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Mexican leader Felipe Calderon may face defeat in 2012 after PRI makes comeback
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama led a chorus of "Happy Birthday" for Sen. Ted Kennedy on Sunday night at the Kennedy Center, topping off a celebration of the senator's 77th birthday that featured a crowd of celebrities and political heavyweights. Sen. Ted Kennedy, left, with his wife, Victoria, and Sen. John Kerry at the Kennedy Center on Sunday night. The Massachusetts Democrat, whose birthday was on Feb. 22, received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award during an evening that included performances by Broadway stars Bernadette Peters and Brian Stokes Mitchell, opera singers Denyce Graves and Frederica von Stade, singer James Taylor, actress Lauren Bacall, comedian Bill Cosby and others.
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Celebrities and political heavyweights mark Sen. Ted Kennedy's 77th birthday
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Senator receives the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award
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Kennedy was the unanimous selection of the committee that decides the award
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"If you look in @placeholder -- in particular core Europe -- what you see is people don't have any hope and so what they do is they don't spend, and firms don't invest and banks don't lend," said Blanchard.
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Hong Kong (CNN) -- We live in a three-speed economic world, according to the International Monetary Fund. Nations that enjoy the fastest growth include China, India and other emerging countries. Moving at a moderate pace are the United States, finally seeing the light at the end of the 2008 financial crisis tunnel, and Japan, riding a resurgence thanks to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's vow for a 2% inflation target. But economic growth across most of Europe is still growing at a crawl. Earlier this month, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde, said this current three-speed world is setting up financial imbalances that could pave the way for future crises. And just this week, against this backdrop of divergent growth rates, the IMF cut world economic growth for 2013 from 3.5% to 3.3%.
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IMF says world economies are separating into three different speeds
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China, India growing fastest, U.S. and Japan have moderate growth, Europe slowest
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No one is a fan of uncertainty, and no one is going to invest in a debt-ridden country without a plan for recovery -- much less one without a functioning government -- so Italy's short-term plan will be to get these austerity measures passed, see @placeholder off, and hold new elections so at least international lenders will know who they're dealing with.
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(CNN) -- Europe's financial crisis claimed its second scalp in three days when Italy's Silvio Berlusconi announced he will step down after parliament approves new austerity measures in an effort to stave off economic collapse. The scandal-plagued prime minister will follow his Greek counterpart George Papandreou into early retirement as fears grow that Italy, the eurozone's third largest economy, may default on its debt. Italy has failed to implement austerity measures designed to reduce its mammoth €1.9 trillion debt load -- nearly six times that of Greece -- and the cost to the country of borrowing more money to pay off that debt is spiraling out of control.
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Italy's bond yields have passed the dangerous 7% threshold
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Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced he will resign following the passage of austerity measures
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In an episode to air Wednesday, @placeholder speaks to the couple, whose ordeal ended there.
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By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:03 EST, 5 November 2013 | UPDATED: 23:05 EST, 5 November 2013 Country music superstar Brad Paisley and his actress wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley admit they were taken in by a con artist pretending to be the mother of a little girl dying of cancer. The celebrity couple spent 10 days convinced they were emailing, texting and in Paisley's case singing to a girl named Claire who had deadly brain cancer. Along with the Paisleys, a Wednesday Nightline segment uncovers a slew of other celebrity victims of the hoax including reality star Kate Gosselin, hosts of ABC's Wipeout John Henson and Jill Wagner, and some Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders.
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Paisley and his Nashville star wife were taken in by a woman who claimed she had a daughter with end-stage cancer
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'It sounded very sort of real': The couple says the con began slowly but eventually had them totally convinced and Paisley even sang a song Amazing Grace to the imaginary daughter on the phone
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(CNN)It now appears likely that Darren Wilson, the police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, who shot and killed Michael Brown, will never face criminal charges for his actions. The state grand jury declined to vote an indictment in November, and news reports indicate that there will be no federal charges against him either. Whether these decisions are correct or not, they underline the difficulty of using criminal prosecutions as vehicles for large-scale reform. Criminal investigations are based on close analysis of what happened at a particular time and place. Brown's death at Wilson's hands is a classic example. At one level, the events of August 9 in Ferguson are undisputed. Brown robbed a convenience store. Moments later, he and Wilson had a confrontation at the window of Wilson's patrol car -- during which Wilson's gun fired. Brown, who was unarmed, walked away. Wilson pursued him and shot him dead.
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Jeffrey Toobin: Darren Wilson should be treated like everyone else despite case's symbolism
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(CNN) -- Sherri Shepherd is ready for a new "view." In Monday's pre-recorded episode of ABC's "The View," Shepherd was both optimistic and emotional. "The View" co-host announced in June she would be leaving the show after seven seasons. In her final farewell, which Sherri admitted was loaded in the teleprompter, Shepherd got ahead of the headlines and joked about the state of her personal life. With son Jeffrey sitting by her side, Shepherd said, "When I joined the view seven years ago Jeffrey was 2 years old and I was going through a very public divorce. Now my son is 9 years old and I'm going through another very public divorce. Let's just say I'm happy that Barbara Walters and Bill Geddes were better at picking co-hosts for this show than I was at choosing my husbands."
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Sherri Shepherd said an emotional goodbye to "The View"
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She co-hosted the daytime talk show for the last seven years
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@placeholder and his top advisers have acknowledged problems with the health care website.
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White House officials have pressured insurance industry executives to keep quiet amid mounting criticism over Obamacare's rollout, insurance industry sources told CNN. Sebelius: 'I apologize, I'm accountable' for Obamacare website flaws After insurance officials publicly criticized the implementation, White House staffers contacted insurers to express their displeasure, industry insiders said. Multiple sources declined to speak publicly about the push back because they fear retribution. But Bob Laszewski, who heads a consulting firm for big insurance companies, did talk on the record. "The White House is exerting massive pressure on the industry, including the trade associations, to keep quiet," he said.
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DNA results have finally revealed the genetic make-up of the impossibly cute yet oddly shaped half-dog Pig. Turns out Pig the Dog is mainly a Boxer, Chow Chow and American Staffordshire Terrier, AL.com reported. But it also has some Portuguese Water Dog, Alaskan Klee Kai, Scottish Deerhound, Lakeland Terrier and Maltese. 'I felt like a cartoon character with my head crooked sideways going, "huh?"' Pig's human, Kim Dillenbeck, told AL.com. 'I don't see any of those close to her by appearance.' 'Everybody thought Akita,' added Dillenbeck, who lives in Helena, Alabama. 'I was was thinking something like a smaller dog, but I was wide open.
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Pig is famous for her half body and impossibly cute looks
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Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke arrived in Phillip Hughes' home town in northern New South Wales on Monday to help his best mate's parents, Greg and Virginia, prepare for Wednesday's funeral in Macksville. Clarke, 33, has won wide admiration for the leadership he has shown throughout the ordeal, including from the Prime Minister during a parliamentary condolence motion. His trip to Macksville comes as the first test match of the summer appears increasingly likely to take place in Adelaide next week, instead of Brisbane and Sydney's new year's test to be delayed. Scroll down for video Michael Clarke arrives in Macksville by chopper ahead of Phillip Hughes' funeral on Wednesday
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Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke has arrived in Macksville on Monday to help the Hughes family prepare for Wednesday's funeral
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Australia's Parliament paused for a Condolence Motion as a mark of respect on Monday afternoon
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Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst has a secret love child - Australian country music star Jay O'Shea. The pair have been forging a relationship with each other for the past four years and now O' Shea has decided to make their connection public. O'Shea, who is now 40-years-old, was adopted as a baby and has always longed to find out who were biological parents were. It has been revealed that Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst fathered a love child in 1974 After 15-years searching for answers, she was finally united with Hirst in 2010 at Bronte Beach, thanks to her biological mother.
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Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst fathered a love child when he was a teenager
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"Portugal is not only one player ... they have a lot of good players, and we have to be completely 100% with the whole team to stop this team and to win that game," @placeholder midfielder Jermaine Jones said.
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(CNN) -- Before the match even starts, there's already one clear winner in the U.S.-Portugal match Sunday: American sports bars. Sure, they may be teeming with Americans who didn't know anything about the World Cup before USA's stunning victory over Ghana last Monday. But Sunday's game has enough drama and story lines to excite both fair-weather fans and diehard followers. Behold ... Ronaldo Any confidence gained by beating Ghana will be tempered when USA faces Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. U.S. goal keeper Tim Howard is bracing for a serious challenge. "He's the best in the world with the ball at his feet, good striker, left and right foot, dominant in the air ... the list goes on and on," Howard told reporters Saturday.
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The match will feature superstar Cristiano Ronaldo
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