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Text: A toilet block in an exclusive commuter town has sold for nearly half a million pounds - despite having no planning permission for redevelopment. The former washroom in the Surrey town of Walton-on-Thames fetched £415,000 at auction, more than four times its £100,000 estimate. A spokesman for the auctioneers said...	Washroom in Walton-on-Thames sold for more than four times its estimate . Auctioneers said 0.06 acre site had 'great potential for redevelopment' Block based in town's conservation area where average house price is £550,000 .
Text: It looks like Newcastle have captured the summer signing they always dreamed of when Cheryl Cole turned up for the X Factor auditions in Gateshead. The former Girls Aloud singer, back on her home patch, was given a Newcastle shirt by a waiting fan with her name 'Miss Cheryl' on the back. Newcastle have a knack fo...	Cheryl Cole arrives at X Factor auditions in Gateshead and is given a personalised Newcastle shirt . Cole hails from the North East and was given the 'Miss Cheryl' shirt by a fan .
Text: We reveal how to get the enviable physiques of the stars. This week: Tess Daly's legs. When Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly's legs are on display, they always look super-toned. Tess may not be a fitness addict, but she enjoys yoga, Pilates and swimming . The 45-year-old mother-of-two (pictured) is not a fitn...	Strictly Come Dancing host's legs always look super-toned . Tess, 45, is not a fitness addict, but enjoys yoga, Pilates and swimming . We reveal a workout that can help you get her pins .
Text: A Chinese couple who were caught having sex in the street carried on despite pleas for them to stop. Astonished passers-by in Bengbu, in China's northern Anhui province watched as Lei Mei Ni, 25, and her boyfriend Dong Jen, 26, romped on a bench in a car park. A car park attendant then made his way over to the co...	Couple were caught together on a bench in a car park in Anhui province . Lei Mei Ni and her boyfriend Dong Jen were urged to stop by an attendant . But despite his pleas they continued to have sex in front of passers-by . Tain Yu decided against reporting them to police as they were drunk .
Text: ITV Sport, having lost their FA Cup and live Champions League and Europa League rights, will not be renewing the contracts of pundit Andy Townsend and presenter Matt Smith at the end of the season. The decision was mutual with Townsend, one of the best operators in the difficult role of co-commentator. He wants t...	ITV have lost rights to the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup . They will not renew the contracts of Andy Townsend and Matt Smith . Townsend has worked as a pundit on ITV for nearly 15 years .
Text: (CNN) -- On his latest, Future History, Derulo makes several attempts at home-run club records and huge ballads. He swings hard, but often misses -- perhaps his biggest problem is that he's not rooted in any genre outside of people-pleasing pop; lead single ''Don't Wanna Go Home,'' built heavily on multiple sampl...	Jason Derulo swings hard, but often misses . It's when he scales back on the synths, as on ''That's My Shhh,'' that he thrills . Perhaps his biggest problem is that he's not rooted in any genre outside of people-pleasing pop .
Text: BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq has signed troop withdrawal agreements that will have British and Australian troops out of the country by the end of July, Iraqi Defense Ministry said. A British soldier stands guard outside as Iraqi teens look on. Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul Qadir Mohammed Jasim signed the agreement...	British, Australian troops to leave Iraq by mid-2009, Iraqi Defense Ministry says . Britain has 4,100 troops in Iraq, the second-largest contingent behind U.S. U.S. forces plan to withdraw from Iraq by end of 2011 .
Text: A bizarre video has emerged from China of a game held in Shanghai where people compete to stay still and silent for the longest - the biggest prize being an iPhone 6. According to reports there were 282 participants involved the weekend before Christmas - sitting together without trying to move, laugh or leave fo...	Contestants were not allowed to laugh or leave for the bathroom . Crowd assembled in Shanghai mall to try and win an iPhone 6 . Winner was pre-school teacher Ms Yan, who lasted 3 hours and 6 minutes .
Text: (CNN) -- A bail hearing for a man arrested in connection with homicide allegations against former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez was postponed Tuesday. In a brief court proceeding in Attleboro, Massachusetts, the bail hearing for Carlos Ortiz was continued to August 14. Ortiz was arrested in Connecti...	Carlos Ortiz's bail hearing is moved to August 14 . Police say Ortiz, arrested on firearms charge, is an associate of ex-NFLer Aaron Hernandez . Hernandez is charged with murder in death of Odin Lloyd in Massachusetts . Authorities: Ortiz was in car with Hernandez, Lloyd before Lloyd was killed .
Text: Players, pundits and fans leapt to the defence of Nacer Chadli after the Tottenham midfielder was booked for celebrating his goal by cupping his ear to rival fans in the north London derby. The Belgian put the visitors ahead in the 56th minute when he raced clear and fired a shot past the outstretched hand of Ars...	Tottenham midfielder Nacer Chadli was booked for celebrating his goal by cupping an ear to rival fans . Everton defender Luke Garbutt and Sky Sports pundit Matt Le Tissier among those to criticise decision . Steven Gerrard celebrated his goal in the Merseyside derby in similar fashion but he did not receive a booking .
Text: Donncha O’Callaghan is set to make his Barbarians against England . By . David Kent . Jonny Wilkinson plays his final game on Saturday and will be hoping to go out on another high in Paris when Toulon aim to add the Top 14 final to their Heineken Cup triumph of last weekend. World Cup winner Wilkinson, who has sc...	Jonny Wilkinson could win the Top 14 final in his last ever game . England legend won the Heineken Cup with victory over Saracens . Donncha O’Callaghan is set to make his Barbarians against England .
Text: Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A suicide bomber attacked a shopping center in Kabul City on Monday afternoon killing at two people, officials said. The attack took place at the City Center shopping mall, said police spokesman Hashmatiullah Stanikzai. He said a guard at the mall was killed, while another was wounded....	NEW: A civilian and a guard is killed, officials say . NEW: Another guard is hurt, police say . The attack takes place at the City Center shopping mall .
Text: A grandfather was killed and his wife is fighting for her life after they were run over by their own car. Neighbours said Iftikhar Ali, 65, and wife Hazim, 63, were crushed under the estate vehicle when it rolled down a steep hill outside their home as they loaded the boot yesterday morning. Mr Ali is believed to...	Police called to the residential street on a steep hill in Swansea at 9.20am . Man and a woman in their early sixties were found 'trapped' under car . The man was pronounced dead while the woman was airlifted to hospital .
Text: (CNN) -- Pausing to catch her breath at the bottom of the mountain, Lindsey Vonn was back in business. It may not have been fast, it may not have been smooth but it was still a landmark moment for the Olympic downhill champion. The American skiing star had finished her first race since making a complicated recove...	Lindsey Vonn takes part in first ski competition in 10 months . The American is recovering from reconstructive surgery on her right knee . Vonn finishes more than three seconds off the pace at the World Cup event in Canada . The 29-year-old hopes to defend her Olympic downhill in February's Winter Olympics .
Text: (CNN) -- Two people accused of killing a man they met through Craigslist pleaded guilty in Pennsylvania. They entered their pleas early Tuesday, according to Trisha Cotner, administrative assistant for the district attorney of Northumberland County District Attorney's Office. Miranda Barbour, 19, and her husband,...	Miranda Barbour and her husband are charged with murder in Pennsylvania . Police said they met the man through a Craigslist companionship ad . Miranda Barbour has claimed to have killed at least 22 people .
Text: (CNN) -- Mexican forces scored a potentially strong hit against the Zetas drug cartel with the capture of one of its top leaders, Ivan Velazquez Caballero, alias "El Taliban." Mexican marines arrested the person "presumed to be and who says he is" Velazquez in the north-central state of San Luis Potosi on Wednesd...	The navy says its marines captured Ivan Velazquez on Wednesday . He is one of Mexico's 37 most-wanted traffickers . More details on the arrest are expected later Thursday .
Text: (CNN) -- Six people, including one minor, were killed Sunday in a natural gas explosion at a resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, authorities and state media reported. Another 15 or so were injured, according to the local attorney general's office, with the injured including employees of the hotel and tourists fro...	Four Canadians were killed . 2 Americans were taken to a hospital, the State Department says . At least one minor was killed in the explosion . It happened at the Grand Riviera Princess in Playa del Carmen .
Text: By . Emily Crane . IVF patients could save thousands of dollars after a new health clinic agreed to cut out-of-pocket expenses by bulk-billing the majority of services involved with the fertility treatment. The bulk-bill clinic, which has already had 300 inquiries, will cut prices for IVF treatment to an estimate...	IVF clinic that offers bulk-billing will open in Sydney's CBD on Monday . Australian company Primary Health Care has already had 300 inquires . Bulk-billing could cut prices to just $500 compared to private clinics that would cost about $4,000 .
Text: Manchester City supporters embraced the festive cheer at the Etihad on Sunday - by taking part in a fun run dressed as sky-blue-and-white Santa Clauses! The club's fifth annual Santa Stroll saw supporters clad in City-inspired festive dress parading around the Ethiad Campus in order to raise money for charity. Ad...	Manchester City supporters took part in charity Santa Stroll on Sunday . Fans raised money for young and vulnerable people in Greater Manchester . City fans wore sky-blue-and-white Santa Claus outfits for stroll . The champions beat Leicester City 1-0 in Premier League on Saturday .
Text: New York (CNN) -- Spider-Man's alter ego cannot escape the harsh realities of the current economic times and will lose his job in an issue of the Amazing Spider-Man hitting stores this week. Peter Parker, official photographer of the mayor by day and New York City crime fighter by night, is going to face new cha...	Spider-Man's alter ego, Peter Parker, will lose his job this week . Parker's going to struggle with unemployment, try to save city, pay his bills . Marvel comics tries to have story lines set against backdrop of current events .
Text: (CNN) -- Some say it's funny, some call it creepy. Either way, a new Old Spice commercial dubbed "Momsong" has the Internet buzzing. The commercial, part of a series called "Smellcome To Manhood," promotes a new line of Old Spice body sprays. The sprays, according to the ad, quickly turns teenage boys into men --...	The commercial is part of series to promote Old Spice body sprays . The campaign is called "Smellcome To Manhood" The ad rocketed to viral status Sunday when it was shown during NFL playoff games .
Text: (CNN) -- Singer Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, checked herself into "a medical facility to address some personal issues," her London publicist confirmed Friday. Kelly Osbourne is struggling with "some personal issues," according to her spokeswoman. The British Press Association cited an unn...	Kelly Osbourne in "medical facility to address some personal issues" Daughter of Ozzy Osbourne had been doing radio advice show . Kelly Osbourne first became known from MTV's "The Osbournes"
Text: By . Helen Collis . PUBLISHED: . 04:01 EST, 22 October 2013 . \| . UPDATED: . 04:24 EST, 22 October 2013 . Erica Capasso of Howell, Missouri, was arrested at her workplace after a seven-month long investigation by Ocean County detectives . A 26-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly posting nude photograph...	Erica Capasso, 26, was arrested at her workplace in Howell, MI, on Friday . She is accused of posting nude pictures of her Ocean County ex-boyfriend together with 'racially charged and threatening remarks' Investigators in Ocean County, NJ, took her into custody in Toms River jail .
Text: (CNN) -- Mark Wilson claimed his second PGA Tour win of the season as he beat fellow American Jason Dufner at the second extra hole of a playoff to win the Phoenix Open Monday. Wilson drained an 10-foot birdie putt to edge out Dufner after both had finished tied on 18-under 266 in regulation play, the tournament...	Mark Wilson wins Phoenix Open after playoff victory over fellow American Jason Dufner . Wilson holes birdie putt at second extra hole for fourth career PGA Tour win . Wilson took season-opening Sony Open and leads money list . Martin Larid of Scotland and Fiji's Vijay Singh share third .
Text: (CNN) -- "We will finish the race." That's the simple but resilient statement framed by dozens of running shoes forming the shape of a heart on the cover of Boston Magazine's May cover. Design director Brian Struble and deputy design director Liz Noftle came up with the idea on April 15, the night after the Bosto...	Boston Magazine staff scrapped its planned cover in the wake of the marathon bombings . Art directors conceived the idea of running shoes in the shape of a heart . 120 pairs of shoes were donated for the project, and each pair holds a story .
Text: (CNN)At least 23 people have died this week in the United States due to winter weather, CNN has confirmed. A majority of the deaths --18 -- occurred in Tennessee. Three of those people died in a fire in Knox County, Tennessee emergency management officials said. Family members said a man, woman and their adult so...	18 people died in Tennessee, emergency management officials say . Dangerously cold conditions continue to grip a large part of the Eastern U.S.
Text: Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Cuban-state media on Sunday published photos of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro meeting with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Havana. Maduro arrived Thursday in Cuba to attend celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the start of the Cuban revolution. Castro wasn't at the ceremony, wh...	Ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro greets Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, state media say . Castro has made infrequent public appearances since illness forced him to step down in 2006 . Castro dismisses recent controversy of Cuban weapons found on North Korea freighter .
Text: Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghanistan says the Pakistani military is behind recent deadly rocket attacks, but Islamabad says it is not responsible. Aminulllah Amarkhil, Afghan chief of eastern border police, said Monday that Pakistani military forces fired 35 pieces of artillery in Kunar province Sunday that, p...	Afghan police official: 36 have been killed from rocket attacks in the past month . Primary reports indicate 20 civilians were killed in an attack Sunday, the official said . Afghan President Hamid Karzai meets with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari . Zardari says Pakistan was not behind the attacks .
Text: (CNN) -- Seven men were executed by beheading Wednesday in Saudi Arabia for stealing, according to SPA, the official Saudi New agency. The deaths came a day after the United Nations called for the kingdom not to carry out the punishment, in part because the men had allegedly not been given fair trials. The U.N. s...	Seven men did not get fair trials, United Nations says . Saudi official news source quotes passage in Quran about stealing . U.N. says men may have been tortured and forced to confess .
Text: (CNN) -- Outdoor sporting goods retailer Bass Pro Shops is being sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for allegedly engaging in a pattern of hiring discrimination against African-American and Hispanic job applicants, the EEOC said in a statement Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Cou...	EEOC claims outdoors retailer discriminated against black, Hispanic job applicants . Lawsuit also claims managers retaliated against people opposed to practices . Bass Pro Shops denies allegations and says it is "determined to prove them wrong"
Text: By . Daniel Miller . PUBLISHED: . 08:30 EST, 5 December 2012 . \| . UPDATED: . 08:43 EST, 5 December 2012 . It wasn't a bad plan but there was just one small, or perhaps that should that be one large, flaw. This tubby prisoner's audacious bid for freedom ended in total disaster after he got lodged in his escape ho...	16-stone Rafael Valadao ended up surrounded by giggling guards . Fire brigade had to be called to cut him free .
Text: Andy Murray plays Roberto Bautista Agut in the third round at Wimbledon on Friday and you can watch action from the day's play, plus interviews, studio analysis and footage of players training right here. Also in action on day five at SW19 include No 1 seed Novak Djokovic, who opens proceedings on Centre Court ag...	Murray plays Bautista Agut in third match on Centre Court . Novak Djokovic faces Gilles Simon first up on Centre . Venus Williams duels with Petra Kvitova in second match on Centre . Best of the rest sees Marin Cilic play Tomas Berdych on Court 1 .
Text: Elizabeth Scroggs has been charged with a felony count of Sexual Assault by Persons with Supervisory or Disciplinary Authority . A Georgia high school teacher is in custody after police say a 'sexual relationship' was uncovered between her and a student. Elizabeth Scroggs, of Coahulla Creek High School, has been ...	The victim, unidentified by authorities, is reportedly 18, and was a willing participant . Elizabeth Scroggs is now being held on felony charges without bond . Authorities discovered the relationship after an anonymous tip .
Text: TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Japanese scientists have produced clones of mice that have been dead and frozen for 16 years -- a feat that could lead researchers to one day resurrect long-extinct species, such as the mammoth. Dolly was cloned using cells from live animals. Now scientists believe they can resurrect extinct...	Japanese scientists produce clones of mice dead and frozen for 16 years . Feat could lead researchers to resurrect long-extinct species, like mammoth . Researchers used cells from mice that were frozen for 16 years at -20 Celsius .
Text: Florida A&M University is undertaking reforms to address hazing on and off campus, according to a written response the school put out after a scathing report that alleged it had done too little. It will develop a centralized database to better track complaints and conduct violations, while increasing collaboratio...	The university says it's created staff positions charged with implementing anti-hazing policies . It disputed parts of report that suggested it hadn't processed some hazing allegations . Drum major Robert Champion died after a beating aboard a bus in November 2011 .
Text: By . Matt Blake . A Delta Airlines plane had a lucky escape after part of its wing broke off during a flight from Florida to Georgia, it emerged today. Passengers on board Flight 2412, from Orlando to Atlanta, were shocked when they looked out of the window to see a large panel missing from the wing, exposing a t...	Panel of right wing came off on flight from Orlando, FL, to Atlanta, GA . Pilot forced to perform an emergency landing after missing panel spotted . Delta Airlines spokesman says it did not affect plane's ability to fly or land .
Text: (CNN) -- Myanmar released 56 political prisoners in a presidential amnesty, the government's official MRTV reported late Tuesday. The inmates were released from a dozen prisons, according to Tun Kyi, a member of government's committee on political prisoners. Most were charged under an unlawful association law, he...	The inmates were released from a dozen prisons . President: No prisoners of conscience by years end . Myanmar is gradually emerging from decades of authoritarian military rule .
Text: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:57 EST, 8 June 2013 . \| . UPDATED: . 01:11 EST, 9 June 2013 . Sick of your cup of joe leaving a nasty stain on your surfaces? Then this could be the mug do for you. Designer Kim Keun Ae has created a coffee mug with an ingenious twist that makes you wonder why it hasn’t ...	The Drop Rest Cup is a coffee mug with an ingenious twist that makes you wonder why it hasn’t been invented before .
Text: New York (CNN) -- A free concert in Manhattan by Canadian rapper Drake and pop trio Hanson was canceled Tuesday evening because of an unruly crowd, police said. "People were throwing bottles, there was people on roofs throwing chairs. It was chaos," one concertgoer told CNN-affiliate NY1. One third of Hanson,...	Drake and Hanson concert canceled in New York . concertgoer says crowd turned into chaos . Drake and Hanson talked about incident on Twitter .
Text: By . Daily Mail Reporter . An exhausted – and soaked - owl takes a breather on a canoe’s deck after it was rescued from a freezing Finnish lake by a local adventurer. The Northern Hawk Owl was found in the cold waters of Lake Tuusula, just north of Helsinki. Once the owl had been transported ashore and dried off,...	Northern Hawk Owl saved from Finnish lake by a local canoeist . Once ashore, the bird was dried off and could fly to safety .
Text: A drone has captured footage of an enormous great white shark as it swam just off the coast of a beach in Western Australia. The four metre long shark was seen swimming through the crystal clear waters of Esperence in the state's south when it was spotted. The footage was captured by a documentary maker who is tr...	Four metre great white shark captured by drone at Esperence, WA . Captured by a documentary maker exploring whether killer whale's sounds could help deter sharks from beaches .
Text: Moscow (CNN) -- Former Soviet spy Leonid Shebarshin, who was very briefly head of the KGB, was found dead Friday in his apartment in Moscow, an apparent suicide, officials said. The 76-year-old left a suicide note, the state-run news agency Itar-Tass reported Friday, citing city police. A weapon was found near th...	Former KGB chief Leonid Shebarshin is found dead in his apartment in Moscow . A weapon is found near the body, an official says . A suicide note is also found, police tell state news agency .
Text: (EW.com) -- Safe to say Ellen DeGeneres has won this round. After conservative Christian group One Million Moms railed against J.C. Penney for hiring the lesbian talk-show host as a spokesperson, DeGeneres addressed them on her show, quipping, "Not that there's anyone counting, but for a group that calls themselv...	One Million Moms railed against J.C. Penney for hiring Ellen DeGeneres . J.C. Penney stood by DeGeneres . 1 Million People Who Support Ellen for J.C. Penney surpasses One Million Moms .
Text: A woman has been arrested for drunk driving through a town in the wrong lane - while dressed as Hello Kitty. Carrie Gipson, 37, was dressed as the Japanese cartoon character at 2am Sunday morning when police in Gorham, Maine, pulled her over. Gipson, wearing a frilly pink and white outfit with a white, cat-shaped...	Carrie Gipson, 37, was pulled over at 2am Sunday in Gorham, Maine . Refused an OUI test and was arrested after being stopped in cartoon outfit .
Text: (CNN) -- Charlie Hunnam, the 33-year-old star of "Sons of Anarchy," will not play the role of Christian Grey in the upcoming "Fifty Shades of Grey" film, Universal Pictures said Saturday. "The filmmakers of 'Fifty Shades of Grey' and Charlie Hunnam have agreed to find another male lead given Hunnam's immersive TV...	Universal Pictures says Hunnam's TV schedule is too busy . Hunnam was due to play the lead role of Christian Grey . The movie is set to debut August 1, 2014 .
Text: (CNN) -- "Fifty Shades of Grey's" infamous "Red Room" has arrived. The first trailer for the romance drama, which is adapted from E L James' best-selling erotic novel, gives fans a racy hint of what's to come. With a new version of Beyonce's "Crazy In Love" as its soundtrack, the 2Â½-minute clip closes out with a...	"Fifty Shades of Grey" released its trailer Thursday . It gives a glimpse of the book's infamous "Red Room" The movie stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan . It's scheduled to arrive in theaters on February 13, 2015 .
Text: Washington (CNN) -- Changing the Constitution's guarantee of U.S. citizenship for anyone born in the United States is "worth considering" if it helps reduce illegal immigration, the Republican leader in the House of Representatives said Sunday. "It's a serious problem that affects our country, and in certain part...	Boehner says current law draws illegal immigrants . Several GOP senators support hearings . Reconstruction-era amendment underpins civil rights law . Changing the Constitution isn't an easy task .
Text: A jealous wife kicked a woman between the legs in the aisles of a Tesco supermarket when she discovered she had an affair with her husband. Lisa Wheelhouse, 28, was angry after she found out her former workmate Zoe Ford had an affair with her husband. A court heard Wheelhouse took revenge when she saw Miss Ford s...	Lisa Wheelhouse, 28, was angry when she discovered her former workmate, Zoe Ford, had an affair with her husband . She kicked Miss Ford in the crotch in the aisles of a Tesco supermarket . The victim's partner had to separate the two women at the shop . Wheelhouse was given a 12-month conditional discharge today .
Text: TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- A U.S. Marine based on Okinawa has been arrested in connection with the reported rape of a 14-year-old Japanese girl, the island's police force said Monday. Police said the assault was reported Sunday night in the Chanton entertainment district on Okinawa, a major hub for U.S. forces in the ...	Marine, 38, arrested after report of the rape . Previous cases against U.S. troops have triggered protests by Okinawans . In 1995, three servicemen were found guilty of raping an Okinawan schoolgirl .
Text: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:09 EST, 10 February 2014 . \| . UPDATED: . 13:54 EST, 10 February 2014 . Moroccan Ahmad Masrur Cham, 32, has been jailed for five years for rape after he was identified by a blind man – who recognised his voice. Spanish musician Adiel Girón Oquendo, 63, who plays the acco...	Ahmad Masrur Cham met his victim in the centre of Saville, Spain . Cham, 32, claimed the woman had consented to sex . But blind accordion player Adiel Girón Oquendo, 63, said he heard her telling him to leave her alone .
Text: There is nothing quite like chomping into a crisp rasher of smoked bacon. But it seems one person was so desperate for the distinctive taste, they decided to smoke their own - outside the window of their flat. Joint upon joint of streaky pork has been spotted hanging from the windows of a third floor apartment in...	Streaky pork spotted hanging from the windows of a flat in China . Every window of Hubei Province apartment covered in rashers of the meat . Not clear whether butcher had considered effects of smog covering city .
Text: (CNN) -- The appetite for "The Hunger Games" was even more voracious than experts predicted. The Lionsgate movie based on the best-selling young-adult novel raked in an estimated $155 million in its opening weekend, according to the studio, giving it the third-best debut in North American box office history. Only...	The movie sets a record for the biggest March opening ever . The only two films with bigger opening weekends were both sequels . "The Hunger Games" is based on the first book in a young-adult trilogy . The sequel, "Catching Fire," will be released in November 2013 .
Text: Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Six students were wounded when unknown assailants tossed a hand grenade into a school in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, hospital staff said Wednesday. The blast occurred during break time at the Mahd al-Maarefa school. In a statement on its Facebook page, Benghazi's al-Jalaa hospital...	Assailants threw a hand grenade into a school in Benghazi . A hospital says the attack happened during school break time . Blasts are not uncommon in the eastern Libyan city, but school attacks are rare . Libyan authorities are struggling to impose order in a country awash with weapons .
Text: By . Tom Mctague, Mailonline Deputy Political Editor . Britain faces being dragged further into the crisis in Iraq after Nato revealed it would consider intervening if the country asked. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Nato Secretary General, said Iraq was an ally and any request for military assistance would be looke...	Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says Iraq is a partner . He said the military alliance would consider a request for help from Iraq . Britain is a leading member of the nuclear organisation along with the US .
Text: By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 12:35 EST, 16 August 2012 . \| . UPDATED: . 15:12 EST, 16 August 2012 . A 44-year-old man was killed by his pet pitbull and later found by his wife with the dog on top of him, gnawing at his neck. Charles Hagerman has multiple injuries consistent with a dog attack. His death was ru...	Charles Hagerman found at Chicago home by his wife . Bite wounds to the neck and lacerations all over body . Autopsy ruled accidental death after dog attack .
Text: By . Hamish Mackay . New AC Milan manager Pippo Inzaghi has said Mario Balotelli will be give a chance to prove himself worthy of a place in the side. Inzaghi played over 200 games for the Rossoneri, winning two league titles and two Champions Leagues along the way. Although Balotelli's reputation precedes him, t...	Mario Balotelli will be given a clean slate, says Filippo Inzaghi . The former Juventus striker replaces Clarence Seedorf as Rossoneri manager . AC Milan are currently on tour in New York .
Text: A 25-year old Red Star Belgrade fan was stabbed to death during violence before a Euroleague basketball match in Istanbul on Friday. 'It was an act of hostility and a terrible tragedy ... I am distraught,' Zoran Markovic, the Serbian consul in the Turkish capital, told Serbia's state television (RTS). Red Star fa...	Red Star Belgrade fan was stabbed to death during violence before a Euroleague basketball match . 400 Red Star fans had travelled to Istanbul but were banned from watching the match against Galatasaray . Serbian consul had warned Turkish authorities of the possibility of trouble .
Text: Wolverhampton Wanderers have handed a trial to young US international striker Juan Agudelo. The 18-year-old will play alongside Yannick Sagbo is a friendly against Queens Park Rangers at the Imperial College Ground on Friday. Agudelo has made 18 international appearances for the US team but has been sidelined thr...	US international Juan Agudelo is keen to break into English football . The 18-year-old has twice been denied a work permit with Stoke City . Former New York Red Bulls star has not played for five months .
Text: (CNN) -- Hundreds filed by a casket on Sunday to say goodbye to a small-town hero who died shortly after scoring the winning shot to clinch an undefeated season for his Michigan high school basketball team. Friends, family and even competitors braved a cold Michigan day for a pair of afternoon visitations for 16-...	Wes Leonard collapsed after scoring a winning basket in overtime . His shot secured a perfect season for his high school team . An autopsy revealed the teen died of cardiac arrest due to an enlarged heart .
Text: By . Press Association Reporter . Cardiff Blues have announced that Wales international centre Owen Williams continues to make progress after suffering a serious spinal cord injury in June. Blues player Williams, 22, has been at the Welsh Spinal Injuries and Neurological Rehabilitation Unit since early July, wher...	Cardiff Blues announce Wales international centre Owen Williams continues to make progress from his serious spinal cord injury in June . The 22-year-old has been at the Welsh Spinal Injuries and Neurological Rehabilitation Unit since early July . Cardiff Blues released a statement about the status of Williams . 'Owen i...
Text: (CNN) -- German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and Luca Toni have agreed to cancel the Italian striker's contract. Toni spent the second half of last season on loan at Italian side AS Roma after being deemed surplus to requirements at Bayern by coach Louis van Gaal. The 33-year-old is reportedly a target for ...	Bayern Munich and Luca Toni agree to cancel striker's contract . Toni spent half of last season on loan at Italian club AS Roma . Italian was deemed surplus to requirements by Bayern coach Louis van Gaal .
Text: The United States believes one of its armed helicopters was shot down over Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing both crew members on board, a U.S. military official said. NATO's International Security Assistance Force issued a statement saying that two ISAF members died "following a helicopter crash in eastern Afgha...	ISAF says the cause of the crash is under investigation . Two U.S. troops were killed . The Taliban claims responsibility .
Text: Cars burst through doors in the movies all the time, but usually the action is confined to the big screen. A car burst through the doors of a Melbourne Village Cinema at 4.25am on Sunday, before it reversed twice into an ATM machine. CCTV footage which captures the dramatic incident shows the dark green sedan dri...	A car burst through the doors of a Melbourne Village Cinema at 4.25am . The dark green sedan reversedinto an ATM then drove out of the complex . Police say it was a failed effort to steal money from the ATM .
Text: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:09 EST, 7 December 2013 . \| . UPDATED: . 15:38 EST, 7 December 2013 . The manager of an Indian restaurant died of a suspected heart attack after reportedly getting into an argument with a customer over an unpaid bill. Police were called to the popular Akbar's Indian rest...	Police called to Akbar's restaurant in Manchester shortly before 11pm . 37-year-old man arrested on suspicion of assault remains in custody .
Text: (CNN) -- Veronica Campbell-Brown has been cleared to return to competition by officials in her native Jamaica despite the three-time Olympic sprint gold medalist having tested positive for a banned substance earlier this year. However, one of Jamaica's most decorated athletes must now wait to see if the IAAF, tra...	Veronica Campbell-Brown is cleared to return to competition by officials in her native Jamaica . But now the IAAF, track and field's world governing body, will decide if she can come back . The three-time Olympic gold medalist, tested positive for a banned substance in May . Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone ...
Text: Energy secretary Ed Davey claimed the green business interests of energy watchdog chief John Gummer were not conflict of interest . Energy Secretary Ed Davey has admitted he knew former Tory Minister John Selwyn Gummer had green business interests when he chose him to head the powerful government watchdog that se...	John Selwyn Gummer is chairman of a firm which connects wind farms . But he also leads a committee in charge of setting green energy targets . Now Energy Secretary admits he knew - but insists there was no problem . Labour climate sceptic Graham Stringer said that claim is 'patently absurd'
Text: New York (CNN) -- A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Friday in the case of a former Rutgers University student who allegedly used a web cam to stream footage of his roommate's sexual encounter with another man. Dharun Ravi faces a 15-count indictment, which includes hate crime charges, in connection with the dea...	Dharun Ravi will go to trial in February over a 15-count indictment involving hate crime charges . He has turned down a plea deal that would have allowed him to avoid jail time . His roommate, Tyler Clementi, later killed himself, jumping from the George Washington Bridge . The plea deal would have required 600 hours o...
Text: HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- Havana is ready and willing to start a dialogue with Washington, Cuban President Raul Castro said in a speech to parliament Saturday, but warned that political and regime change are not up for negotiation. Raul Castro warns his critics there will not be any upcoming change in Cuba's politica...	Cuba's Raul Castro says those expecting political change "doomed to fail" Castro says he was elected to "maintain and continue perfecting socialism" Castro also says he's willing to enter dialogue with United States .
Text: While President Barack Obama acknowledged Tuesday that the chances of an Ebola outbreak in the United States "are extremely low," roughly one in four Americans are worried that they or someone in their family will become a victim of the virus, according to a new survey. The CNN/ORC International poll, which was r...	A CNN survey finds 27% of Americans are worried about getting Ebola . More people are concerned about being victimized by terrorism . President Obama says chances of an outbreak in the U.S. are "extremely low" But he says its spread in West Africa is a "national security priority"
Text: Officials say runway lights at Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina were turned off early - disrupting two incoming flights and canceling two departures. Airport operations director Gary Broughton told local reporters a runway repaving job is occasionally prompting officials to close both runways la...	Officials say runway lights at Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina were turned off early . Airport operations director Gary Broughton said a runway repaving job is occasionally prompting officials to close both runways late at night when the work is done . Broughton said Wednesday night the lights were i...
Text: By . Emily Crane . A bright purple, alien like jellyfish has washed up on a Queensland beach and scientists believe it could be an undiscovered species. The glowing purple jellyfish was found by lifeguards on Coolum Beach on the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday morning. The extraordinary colour of the marine creature ...	Lifeguards find bright, vivid purple jellyfish on Coolum Beach . Jellyfish expert says it could be new species due to bright colour . Aquarium on the Sunshine Coast is now assessing the creature .
Text: By . Sally Lee . While silence isn't usually associated with a football match, a junior club has become the first in Australia to enforce a silent sidelines policy. That means no cheering, no talking and absolutely no abusive comments. The Gap Football Club, in Brisbane, is the first to introduce the rule in a bi...	The Gap Football Club, in Brisbane, has adopted the rule in a bid to tackle abusive parents . Supporters have been banned from cheering and talking . Officials have warned misbehaving parents will have their children suspended from the match .
Text: Public officials could have been behind a ‘deliberate cover-up’ of the Rotherham sex abuse scandal, MPs will warn today. In a damning report, they call for an urgent investigation into the loss of crucial files on the abuse of at least 1,400 vulnerable young girls by mainly Asian men. Their inquiry into the scand...	MPs will warn public officials were involved in 'deliberate cover-up' Damning report calls for investigation into loss of crucial files . At least 1,400 vulnerable young girls abused by mainly Asian men in Rotherham .
Text: (CNN) -- A gunman who opened fire on his co-workers at a Walmart in Reno, Nevada, was arrested without incident Friday after a six-hour standoff with authorities, Reno police said. Three employees were injured and two remained hospitalized Friday night in serious to stable condition, Lt. Mohammad Rafaqat told CNN...	NEW: Three employees are injured in the shooting by their co-worker, police say . NEW: John Gillane will be charged with three counts of attempted murder . NEW: Two people remain hospitalized in serious to stable condition .
Text: By . Lizzie Parry . An Irish teenager is in a coma after suffering a suspected heart attack when his testicles were tugged and squeezed as part of a prank. The 17-year-old from Artane in Dublin is in a coma after passing out when the joke went wrong. The incident happened on Thursday when a group of teenagers wer...	17-year-old was injured when a prank between classmates went wrong . It is understood he suffered a heart attack after passing out . He is in an induced coma at Dublin's Beaumont Hospital . Source close to the family says the attack was 'not malicious'
Text: The U.K. marine insurer the Standard Club has stopped coverage for Russian operator Femco's cargo ship, MV Alaed, amid allegations it is carrying weapons to Syria. Syria exposes cool spots in U.S.-Russia ties . "We were made aware of the allegations that the Alaed was carrying munitions destined for Syria and hav...	U.S. officials believe the ship is carrying weapons to Syria . The vessel is currently off the north coast of Scotland, tracking data shows . U.S. officials are also tracking a Russian military cargo ship, also believed en route to Syria .
Text: (CNN) -- Two staff sergeants will be court-martialed for their involvement in an incident that included U.S. Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters and posing for photographs with the corpses, the Marine Corps announced Monday. Staff Sgt. Joseph W. Chamblin and Staff Sgt. Edward W. Deptola were charged for th...	Incident took place in Afghanistan in July 2011 . Marines are also accused of failure to supervise junior troops . Three Marines already have been punished in the case .
Text: February 5, 2015 . As President Obama's nominee for defense secretary is questioned on Capitol Hill, we're taking a look at two of the major challenges ahead of anyone in the position: the fight against ISIS and the conflict in Ukraine. We'll also take you for a ride on a superpipe today; we're looking at the sci...	This page includes the show Transcript . Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . At the bottom of the page, comment for a chance to be mentioned on CNN Student News. You must be a teacher or a student age 13 or older to request a mention on the CNN Student News Roll Call.
Text: (CNN) -- Florida's Everglades National Park and rain forests in Madagascar have been added to a list of world heritage sites in danger. The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced the decision at its 34th annual meeting in Brasilia, Brazi...	Degradation of the Everglades leads to its addition to the list . This is the second time the Everglades has been added to the list . Madagascar forests make list after illegal logging and hunting .
Text: By . Charlie Skillen for MailOnline . Cesc Fabregas' Premier League debut for Chelsea earned him a night out. The Spanish midfielder was in sensational form to orchestrate the Blues' 3-1 win at Burnley on Monday night, and was spotted at London's trendy Zuma restaurant with team-mates Fernando Torres and Didier D...	Fabregas, Drogba and Torres snapped on night out in London last night . The former Arsenal captain impressed on his Chelsea debut against Burnley . Drogba made first appearance since his return to the Stamford Bridge club . Torres is wanted by Roma and could make way for Mattia Destro .
Text: Bradford goalkeeper Ben Williams said the Bantams were 'living the dream' after beating Sunderland to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals. A 2-0 win for the League One side over their Premier League visitors was secured by an early John O'Shea own goal and Jon Stead's strike against his former club. 'It was thoroughl...	Bradford again beat Premier League opponents to advance in the FA Cup . Sunderland fell victim to their cup exploits in a 2-0 defeat at Valley Parade . An own goal from John O'Shea and a Jon Stead strike sealed victory .
Text: Miami (CNN) -- NASA's Inspector General's Office says an investigation is under way after a white powdery substance found at the Kennedy Space Center tested positive for cocaine. "Law enforcement personnel field tested the substance, which indicated a positive test for cocaine," said Renee Juhans, an executive of...	NASA is investigating after 4.2 grams of powdery substance is found . It was discovered March 7, but officials can't confirm where . NASA has a zero-tolerance drug policy .
Text: Crystal Palace are set to complete a £4million move for Jordon Mutch. The former Cardiff midfielder has failed to make an impact Queens Park Rangers since his move in the summer and has been freed to leave by manager Harry Redknapp. And Palace boss Alan Pardew has moved quickly to take Mutch ahead of next week's ...	Jordon Mutch free to leave QPR despite only joining in summer . Former Cardiff City midfielder set for £4million Crystal Palace move . QPR have asked for striker Fraizer Campbell as part of the deal . Palace and QPR both interested in ex-Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi .
Text: (CNN) -- Eleven pilot whales were found dead Sunday in the lower Florida Keys, doubling the number of dead whales found in the past week. Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration believe the 11 whales were part of an pod of 51 whales stranded on the edge of Everglades National Park. Scie...	22 pilot whales have died; 29 are still missing . Scientists are working to determine their cause of death . NOAA: " The outlook for finding the remaining whales alive is bleak"
Text: Former Fulham midfielder Pajtim Kasami scored the only goal as Olympiacos shocked Juventus with a 1-0 victory in the Champions League on Wednesday night. The Swiss international struck in the 36th minute in Piraeus to hand his team three valuable points in Group A. The victory leaves the Greek champions level on ...	Former Fulham midfielder Pajtim Kasami scores winner for Olympiacos . Andre Villas-Boas' Zenit St Petersburg beaten 2-0 by Bayer Leverkusen . Monaco drew 0-0 with Benfica to leapfrog AVB's side in Group C .
Text: A 28-year-old Florida man has vowed to stay with his stripper girlfriend despite having her arrested for allegedly attempting to attack him with an ax. Andrew Whitaker called police just after midnight on Monday after his 34-year-old girlfriend, Tammy Hiser, turned violent. Whitaker told authorities Hiser was dru...	Incident occurred about midnight Monday at the Days Inn Hotel in Daytona Beach . Tammy Hiser, 34, allegedly attacked boyfriend Andrew Whitaker, 28 . He was able to disarm her . She also smashed the windscreen of his car with the ax, police said . Hiser was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and batter...
Text: Conor O'Shea has branded criticism from Lawrence Dallaglio for demoting Chris Robshaw as Harlequins captain as a 'load of rubbish'. Joe Marler will lead Quins throughout the 2014-15 season to enable Robshaw to concentrate on his duties as England skipper with the next World Cup little over a year away. Former Red...	Joe Marler will take over from Chris Robshaw as Harlequins captain . Quins director of rugby Conor O'Shea says the decision will bring the best out of England captain Robshaw for his club and country . Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio said the decision was 'strange . O'Shea said Dallaglio's comments were 'a lo...
Text: Chelsea hope manager Jose Mourinho will remain in charge for the next 10 years. That is according to chief executive Ron Gourlay, who was quoted in the London Evening Standard. Gourlay praises Mourinho for his knowledge of the club, and his ability to drive the Blues forward. Chelsea hope manager Jose Mourinho wi...	Gourlay says he hopes Mourinho stays for the next 10 years . Says boss knows the club and has helped drive Chelsea forward . Blues are top of the Premier League having won all their games .
Text: Colombian football's past and present met in Spain this week, as Real Madrid superstar James Rodriguez posted a picture of himself with fellow countryman Carlos Valderrama. The pair were pictured laughing together at Madrid's training ground, and Rodriguez later uploaded the snap to Instagram, alongside a message...	James Rodriguez met Colombian footballing legend Carlos Valderrama . The Real Madrid forward posted a picture of the pair onto Instagram . Rodriguez recently won the coveted Puskas award at the Ballon d'Or Gala . Valderrama is a big fan of Rodriguez, praising his World Cup performance .
Text: A JetBlue Airways flight departing from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was evacuated Saturday evening after one of its engines caught fire, according to a Federal Aviation Administration statement. "Passengers and crew used emergency slides to evacuate the aircraft," the statemen...	Emergency slides were deployed . JetBlue Flight 704 was headed to JFK in New York . No injuries reported .
Text: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- White House hopeful Hillary Clinton has raked in several high profile endorsements as she campaigns for president, but the latest may not be greeted with open arms. Former "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Lynne Fleiss . Heidi Lynne Fleiss, the former "Hollywood Madam" who was convicted on charges conne...	Heidi Lynne Fleiss, the former "Hollywood Madam," backs Sen. Hillary Clinton . Fleiss convicted of charges related to an alleged prostitution ring in 1995 . Fleiss on Clinton: "If you're a woman and you're smart, you have to respect her."
Text: Mercedes-Benz is at the centre of a row over safety standards after the discovery of an electrical fault that causes wiring in the boot of some saloons to burn out. After receiving more than 400 complaints, including five reported boot fires, America’s motoring safety watchdog ordered the firm to recall cars deem...	250,000 Mercedes C-Class cars recalled in the US after boot fires reported . Electrical fault affects £30,000 vehicles built between 2008 and 2011 . US safety watchdog says problem 'could increase the risk of a crash' But no safety warning has been issued for Mercedes owners in Britain .
Text: Google removed 640 videos from YouTube in just six months amid fears they promoted terrorism. Five user accounts were closed for allegedly promoting terrorist activity, following requests from the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo). In the second half of last year alone, the internet giant agreed to requ...	It also removed films containing offensive remarks about the King of Thailand . But it refused to remove video of Canadian flushing passport down toilet after officials' appeal . Details of such requests are detailed in internet giant's Transparency Report .
Text: A Georgia man turned the tables on two security guards when he called 911 on the pair after they allegedly caught him shoplifting Sunday. The pair of security guards followed Alfonso Aguilar, 42, out of the Buford Walmart after they allegedly caught the man stealing items from the store's counters, AJC reports. A...	Alfonso Aguilar attacked two security guards with a knife after they allegedly caught him leaving a Georgia Walmart with stolen items . Aguilar fled and called the police telling the dispatcher that the two looked like 'thugs' Aguilar was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during th...
Text: (CNN) -- Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has signed a one-year contract extension with the Spanish champions. Guardiola took over at Barcelona in 2008 after coaching their B team and already has seven titles to his name. The new deal will take him through to June 2011. In his first year in charge he led his team, i...	Pep Guardiola signs one-year contract extension at Barcelona . Barca have won back-to-back Spanish titles . Guardiola won the European Champions League in 2009 . New deal takes Guardiola through until end of June 2011 .
Text: Maj. Gen. Ralph Baker, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, was fired March 28, according to a Washington Defense official. The command is headquartered in Djibouti and runs U.S. military operations in East Africa, including some counterterrorism operations. Baker, a two-star general, is app...	The general was fired for loss of confidence . It's the second dismissal since November from U.S. commands in Africa . In November another general was demoted for accepting favors .
Text: By . Alexandra Klausner . PUBLISHED: . 20:44 EST, 18 February 2014 . \| . UPDATED: . 21:10 EST, 18 February 2014 . A man from Massachusstes was arrested on Saturday night for allegedly hitting a snow plow driver on the head with a shovel. Douglas Haskell, 40, has been arrested for assault and battery with a danger...	Douglas Haskell, 40, has been arrested for assault and Battery with a dangerous weapon after allegedly hitting a snow plow driver on the head with a shovel . Even though police are not certain what . triggered Haskell's 'snow rage' they believe that Haskell may have been . upset when the plow driver pushed snow onto hi...
Text: (CNN) -- Rafael Nadal returned to singles action Wednesday at the Rogers Cup in Montreal but his comeback lasted just 36 minutes as his opponent, David Ferrer, was forced to withdraw with injury. Nadal was on court for just 36 minutes on his singles return. World No. 2 Nadal -- playing his first singles match sin...	Rafael Nadal returns to singles action at Rogers Cup in Montreal . World No. 2's return cut short as David Ferrer quits because of knee injury . Nadal was leading 4-3 by a break of serve; had been on court just 36 minutes . Nadal: "Every match, every game is important to feel better for me"
Text: I suffered a number of concussions in my playing career and in those days it was very much the done thing to just shake it off and carry on playing. I lose count of the amount of times that happened. On some occasions it was actually seen as a bit of a joke, something to laugh about, when a team-mate or opponent ...	In the past people used to laugh when players got knocked senseless and carried on . Moody lost count of the number of serious head injuries he suffered . Things are beginning to change and Moody has donated his brain to aid research once he dies .
Text: (CNN) -- Officials rescued a 19-year-old New York University student who was stuck between two buildings near his dorm in lower Manhattan Sunday night, New York police said. The New York Fire Department received the emergency call around 5:07 p.m. and found the man stuck in a space about six to 12 inches wide, ac...	A 19-year-old man became stuck between two Manhattan buildings, police said . Firefighters took about 90 minutes to free him from the 6- to 12-inch space . The man is in serious condition; authorities are investigating how he got stuck .

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