Ready for the apocalypse! The family of eight from Colorado who can show YOU what it takes to prepare for the end of civilisation

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Imagine if suddenly, and completely without warning, the world experienced a total blackout - no electricity, no mobile phones, no banks, no internet, no TV, no emergency services. Nothing. 'Preppers' - who are prepared for any kind of disaster - have been readying themselves for this for years. The Douglas family from Colorado is stocking up for the end of the world. To stage this photograph, it took 15 people over six hours to move all of his stockpile - mostly kept in his basement - out onto his front lawn

The $7.6m cut: Vidal Sassoon leaves adopted American son out of will after failing to heal rift before his death

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Vidal Sassoon (centre left), who was worth an estimated $150 million when he died, cut his adopted son David (right) out of his will entirely. Vidal also specifically requested that his three ex-wives 'take nothing' either. His daughter Catya (far right) has already died, but his daughter Eden (right) will inherit his fortune.

Humiliated husband of Brooklyn teacher 'who gave student pot and repeatedly had sex with him' FINALLY files for divorce

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Jimmy Lathrop, the husband of a Brooklyn high-school teacher accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student is finally divorcing his wife Erin Sayar, 36.

Pictured: The woman whose date 'staged knife attack during romantic walk in the park to try to impress her'

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Jeffery Tyler Siegel, 26, took Brianne Coots (pictured) for a romantic stroll in Crowley's Ridge Nature Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas last weekend. It was then that an assailant dressed all in black jumped out on the couple wielding a large knife.

Man who served 23 years in prison on wrongfully convicted of murdering a Rabbi has a heart attack just ONE DAY after being released

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David Ranta, who was freed Thursday from prison after 23 years, was rushed to a New York hospital Friday night where it was discovered that one of his arteries was blocked and another was partially closed.

Tragedy as teenager mistakes his little brother, 12, for intruder and shoots him dead in Florida home

Fatal mistake: A 12-year-old boy was mistakenly shot dead by his own brother in this Florida home on Friday afternoon

The 16-year-old was home alone on Friday afternoon when he told Orlando police that a noise inside his gated Lake Nona home prompted him to grab a gun and mistakenly shoot the boy dead in the chest.

Men 'expect sex' after three dates... surprising truths behind the modern dating game revealed

Modern romance: A new survey has revealed some fascinating insights into love in the 21st century

A new survey has revealed some fascinating insights into dating in the 21st century including how men expect sex on the third date, while women wait until the fifth.

Leather suits, Bentleys and giggling fans: Inside the bizarre cult of the 'hot yoga' guru accused of being a sex pest

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Bikram Choudhury (left) has been accused of sexually harassing one of his students Sarah Baughn(right). She has accused him of pursuing her for years. MoS Health Editor Barney Calman has described the morning he met the scandal-hit fitness instructor.

I was a 'dinner whore': Confessions of a fashionista who cruised Craigslist and OKCupid for dates just so she could get free meals

Horror stories: Pierre went on plenty of bad dates, like one suitor with a serious foot fetish and another who flirted with every woman in the restaurant

New York fashion blogger Brittny Pierre came clean about her dates-for-meals scheme in a piece written for a feminist blog, detailing how she would meet her 'victims' online and go out for dinner three times a week.

'I will get answers': Mayor vows to find out why 400lb airport departures sign fell on family, killing boy, ten

Family tragedy: Luke Bresette, 10, second from right was killed after an airport sign collapsed on him, his mom and two brothers

Birmingham, Alabama Mayor William Bell is calling for a quick investigation into how a 400lb sign at the airport collapsed onto Heather Bresette and her 10-year-old son Luke, who was killed.

Wrestling star 'Paul Bearer' died of a heart attack caused by an untreated rapid heart rate, his family says

Dead: William Moody, aka Paul Bearer, the pasty-faced, urn-carrying manager for performers The Undertaker and Kane has died at the age of 58

Wrestling legend 'Paul Bearer', real name William Alvin Moody, died of a heart attack caused by an untreated rapid heart rate, according to his son.

Legendary bodybuilder 'Mr Olympia' who introduced Arnold Schwarzenegger to America dies at 93

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Joe Weider, a legendary figure in bodybuilding who helped popularize the sport worldwide and played a key role in introducing a charismatic young weightlifter named Arnold Schwarzenegger to the world, died Saturday. He was 93.

Star gazing, anyone? Oscar winner Tilda Swinton sleeps in a sleeps in a glass box at New York museum for SEVEN hours

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The Academy Award-winning actress is sleeping in a fitted glass box at New York's Museum of Modern Art this month, fully exposing herself to the public during perhaps one of the most intimate human moments. Museum goers are able to peer in on the Moonrise Kingdom star while standing just feet from her padded glass chamber as she appears to lightly turn in slumber.

Horror as high school senior, 17, dies after falling off cliff while hiking with friends

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NEW Esther Suen, a 17-year-old high school senior from Alhambra, California died after falling nearly 200 feet at Eaton Canyon Park near Pasadena.

The winter that never ends! Snow and floods sweep east across the U.S. after chaos and Colorado

The scene of a one car in Colorado Springs, Colo. early Saturday morning, March 23, 2013. The driver of the vehicle escaped serious injury

NEW The weather system forced the cancellations of more than 100 flights in and out of Denver International Airport on Saturday and blowing and drifting snow closed several roads in Colorado, including Interstate 70 in both directions east of Denver to the Kansas state line.

Mayor Bloomberg bankrolls $12 million campaign with ads starring gun-toting Average Joe to advocate for universal background checks

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NEW New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is funding a $12 million ad campaign, to launch on Monday, through his super PAC to push for universal background checks for gun sales.

Shamed politician Anthony Weiner came to me for money, says Donald Trump

Possible candidate: Weiner has filed initial paperwork with the City of New York, suggesting that he has already spent about $115,000 toward a bid for Mayor

Donald Trump says disgraced former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner came to him asking for money 'just before he pressed the wrong button on his computer,' according to the New York Post.

The final horrific moments of New York mom Sarai Sierra's life captured on security camera as she fights for her life with the Turkish beggar who admits he killed her

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The final tragic moments of Sarai Sierra's life as she struggled with Turkish beggar Ziya Tasali who has admitted to killing her were captured by the security cameras of a passing train. The footage is grainy but shows two figures struggling on the side of the railway tracks. The standing figure has been identified as Tasali, while the figure in a brown jacket is Sierra.

Octomom investigated for welfare fraud after 'earning more than minimum amount' required to qualify

Octomom investigated for welfare fraud after 'earning more than minimum amount' required to qualify

She signed up for welfare in January after spending her savings on a trip to rehab. But now it appears Nadya 'Octomom' Suleman may have earned more money than she's letting on.

Alabama football superfan who poisoned century-old oak trees in rivalry gone too far is sentenced to THREE YEARS in jail

Guilty: Alabama fan Harvey Updyke admitted he poisoned rival Auburn University's cherished oak trees and was given three years in jail

Alabama football fan Harvey Updyke, Jr. pleaded guilty to poisoning rival Auburn's cherished oak trees and will now serve at least 6 months behind bars.

Skydive instructor and student fall to their death in mass jump from aircraft

Tragedy: A skydive instructor and a student who jumped separately have died in Florida. An image of skydivers at the school is shown above

The skydivers, both men, were part of a jump Saturday in Zephyrhills, about 30 miles northeast of Tampa. Authorities say the plane took off about 10:30 a.m. and 22 people jumped. When only 20 returned, authorities started searching for the missing men.

Chilling moment an NYPD car rams a dirt bike killing the driver and injuring the passenger in incident which cops maintain was an accident

As the bike make it to the corner Gonzalez manages to jump on to the back

Eddie Fernandez, 28, was killed and passenger Adalberto Gonzalez, 27, injured after they were struck from behind by a police car during a chase in The Bronx, New York last August.

A nation divided by March Madness: The incredibly detailed map that shows where each team's fans are (but why does everyone love UNC?)

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Facebook has mapped out the national sentiment for the 68 teams in the NCAA tournament based on Likes for the college basketball teams on the social media website. The colorful map shows the allegiances in 3,140 counties in the U.S. and the data was split various ways to show team spirit nationally, by the four divisions and by state rivalries.

Truman Capote's cremated remains invited to attend 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Broadway premier

Odd guest: In honor of the late writer, producers of Broadway's 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' tried to fly Truman Capote's ashes in for their New York premier

Producers of the new 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Broadway show, which stars Emilia Clarke as Holly Golightly, wanted to fly in Truman Capote's remains for the premier.

Sony Pictures boss pleads for end to gay stereotypes in Hollywood

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Sony Pictures chairwoman Amy Pascal made an appeal urging other industry big wigs to simply 'cross it out' when a script contains negative stereotypes.

Experience Australia from your sofa: Filmmaker who traveled country for a year shares his road-trip video

Iconic: The six-minutes video opens with Australia's most famous landmarks, the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge

There is no need to spend thousands of pounds on an exotic Australian holiday when a filmmaker has been and recorded it all for you, while he spent a year driving the 30,000 kilometres around it.

One dead, one injured in Utah coal mine cave-in

Pretty dangerous: One man died and another was injured in a Utah coal mine cave-in near Huntington (pictured) Friday

One miner is dead and one is injured after coal mine collapse in central Utah's Emery County, the same county where 9 miners died in a 2007 cave-in.

Another Kremlin enemy dies: Exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky found in the bathtub at his English home after 'losing all his millions'

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The exiled businessman, who last year lost a multibillion-pound High Court fight with Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, was discovered today. It is unclear how the 67-year-old tycoon died. He had won libel damages over claims he was behind the death of murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, pictured below right, who was poisoned in 2006. The two were close friends.

Local police departments grapple with ammo shortage as gun owners and the Department of Homeland Security stock up on bullets

'Panic-buying': The ammo shortage, which coincides with an increase in ammo prices, comes as gun owners around the country rush to firearm retailers in anticipation of new gun control laws

Local police departments throughout the U.S. are facing an ammo shortage, as gun owners stock up on firearms and bullets and the Department of Homeland Security gets ready to buy more than 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition over the next few years.

'He says he was in love with her': Lawyer for defense contractor 'spy' says client is besotted with Chinese woman he's accused of giving secrets to

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A lawyer for defense contractor Benjamin Bishop, 59, accused of giving up classified military secrets to his Chinese girlfriend in an alleged 'honeytrap' argued there was no evidence of any information being given to the country.

Winning Super Bowl wide receiver Torrey Smith interns with Maryland congressman and does an 'outstanding job'

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Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith has taken up an internship with Representative Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, fresh off of his team's Super Bowl victory last month.

Newtown families outraged after the NRA targets them with repeated robocalls and postcards protesting a proposed assault weapons ban

Father's grief: Neil Hesiln (right) whose son Jesse Lewis was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, urged Congress to take action on gun control

Dozens of families in Newtown, Conn. are outraged after receiving multiple robocalls and postcards from the National Rifle Association regarding gun control legislation in the state.

Ford apologizes for ad that shows Paris Hilton smiling with glee at sight of the Kardashians bound and tied in her trunk

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A brainstorming project at an advertising agency for Ford's Figo in India has gone very wrong, with the final creative causing a major headache for the car company. Advertisement mockups for the compact sedan were uploaded to the internet featuring notable personalities, including reality TV starlet Paris Hilton and disgraced Italian politician Silvio Berlusconi, smiling with glee at the scene of their rivals, bound, gagged and stuffed into the trunk.

Still got that stiff upper lip: American English is much more emotive than British English

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According to the research in the paper 'The Expression of Emotions in 20th Century Books' published in PLOS ONE, literature from Britain in the last fifty years has used a lower amount of emotional language compared to the American canon.

DNA tests confirm feared Al-Qaeda commander Abou Zeid 'definitely' killed by French forces in Mali mountains

Serious blow: Abou Zeid, one of the leaders of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), was reportedly killed by French and Chadian troops in the mountains in northern Mali

The French President says the death of Abou Zeid, senior commander in Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (ALQIM), is 'definitely confirmed'.

Guantanamo Bay to get a $195million makeover - four years after Obama promised to close it

A detainee is escorted to an interrogation room at the Camp Delta detention facility at the U.S. Marine Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

President said in 2009 that 'Gitmo' would close within a year, but the realities of fighting terrorism have made that promise impossible to keep

Outrage as Department of Education quotes notorious Chinese leader Mao Zedong on its website

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The Department of Education has come under fire for showcasing an 'inspirational quote' from the Chinese dictator Mao Zedong on its site 'Kids Zone.'

THAT is the teen who killed my baby: Mother whose 13-month-old child was shot dead by robbers insists police have the right man after they arrest 17-year-old

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The mother of a baby shot dead in his stroller took one look at a teenage suspect's jailhouse mugshot Saturday and said he was definitely the killer. Yet an aunt of the teen said he was eating breakfast with her when the slaying took place.Despite the conflicting stories, police have charged 17-year-old De'Marquise Elkins with murder, along with a 14-year-old suspect whose name has been withheld because he's a juvenile

48 hours to stop Cyprus collapse: Politicians agree one-off bank levy as island races to satisfy EU lenders and avert financial collapse before crunch Euro talks tomorrow

Cypriot politicians race to pass new legislation to raise funds for a bailout

According to reports, Cyprus has agreed with EU/IMF lenders a 20 per cent levy on deposits over 100,000 euros (£85,335) at leading lender Bank of Cyprus.

Peace in Lebanon dangles by a thread as the Prime Minister resigns amid political crisis

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has resigned

Najib Mikati's (pictured) unexpected resignation throws the country into uncertainty and threatens to leave a void in the state's highest ranks amid sporadic violence enflamed by the civil war in neighboring Syria.

Teeth loss linked to heart attacks, diabetes and high cholesterol 'because it causes inflammation in the bloodstream'

Dentists say that gum disease has links with those who have high cholesterol as it causes inflammation in the bloodstream

A new study links fewer teeth and bleeding gums with a range of cardiovascular problems, including high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Eating as a family nourishes the mind as well as body and helps children to be more emotionally stable

Researchers found children who regularly eat with their parents were more self-confident, helpful, trusting and more satisfied with life than those who tended to dine alone

A Canadian study found that teenagers who regularly eat with their parents were more self-confident, helpful, trusting and more satisfied with life than those who tended to dine alone.

Are these your family photos from FIVE YEARS AGO? Family camera with snaps of 2007 Maui holiday washes up 5,200 miles away in Taiwan

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The Canon camera, though found covered in crusty barnacles and sand on a beach of Taiwan, opened up to reveal colorful photos of blue lagoons, mountains and leis that all up until now, were probably never seen before. According to Bruce Chen, General Manager of the China Airlines Honolulu Branch, the only thing next to find is the owner and fly her or him on a complimentary flight out to Taiwan to reclaim their camera.

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The little ones that got away: Incredible stories of Jewish children who survived the Nazi holocaust in the heart of Berlin

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Millions of Jews were rounded up and shipped off to die as the Nazi regime which came to power 80 years ago in Germany - set about the systematic 'cleansing' of the country. But many children escaped. Among the lucky ones was Rahel Renate Mann, 75, still living in Berlin where she was forced to hide in her family's tiny apartment with a Jewish star pinned on the door by the local Gestapo thugs.

Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik pleads to be let out of prison to attend his mother's funeral

Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, seen here making a salute at his trial in Oslo, is pleading to be let out of jail to attend his mother's funeral

Breivik and his mother Wenche Behring Breivik, 66, met earlier this month at Ila Prison where Breivik is being held. She died on Friday after a long illness according to her lawyer.

Mansion caretaker busted for drinking
100,000 dollars worth of old whiskey

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Fifty-two bottles of well-aged whiskey valued at $100,000 disappeared between caretaker John Saunders' lips, police said, and now it's time for the western Pennsylvania man to settle up.

Mother of woman, 22, shot dead by her NFL lover describes heartbreaking moment she learned of her daughter's death

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The mother of Kasandra Perkins, who was shot dead by Kansas City Chief linebacker Jovan Belcher before he took his own life, now has custody of the couple's baby daughter.

Two teen girls 'carjacked 89-year-old woman and drove around with her locked in the trunk for TWO DAYS'

Victim: Margaret E. Smith, 89, was locked inside the trunk for her car for nearly two days

Police said the girls had approached Margaret E. Smith (pictured) in a store in Milford, Delware, and asked for a lift, but later demanded her keys, forced her into the trunk and stole $500 dollars from her coat.

Mother 'tied 4-year-old daughter to a bed and left her alone in a room with little food or water and no bathroom for 31 DAYS'

Monstrous charges: Laketha Moore is being held on 31 felony child abuse and neglect counts for allegedly tying her 4-year-old daughter to a bed and locking her in a room in an apartment for up to 12 hours a day

Investigators believe Laketha Moore, of Las Vegas, locked the toddler inside a bedroom for 10-12 hours a day five to seven days, keeping her tied to a bed post by her ankle and also beating her with a belt.

Female U.S. sailor, 19, found shot dead on board aircraft carrier

Mysterious death: A Navy sailor has died at a hospital after being discovered with a gunshot wound aboard a San Diego-based ship

The Navy says a sailor has died at a hospital after being discovered with a gunshot wound aboard a San Diego-based ship.

Satellite image which shows how one tiny town (pop. 14,716) has fracked enough oil and gas to light up 'Saudi America'

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The town of Williston, North Dakota, has vast oil deposits and recent investment has made local farmers millionaires practically overnight. Our reporter Caroline Graham, (right) explores an area that is now lit up as brightly as the biggest cities in the U.S. (left).

Ivanka Trump's homeless stalker tells cops: 'I just want to be her husband, if she would just call me it would be so much easier'

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John Enabnit, 32, an obsessed homeless man has gone to new lengths to court Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, in hopes of taking her hand in marriage, prosecutors say.

North Dakota passes America's toughest anti-abortion law enshrining a fertilised egg's right to life

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Lawmakers in the state voted approvingly for a 'personhood resolution' that stipulates a fertilized egg has the right to life. The law now goes to the voters who will decide if the amendment is added to the state's constitution.

Steubenville teens describe witnessing night of heinous attack in newly released police interviews

In videotaped police interviews from the Steubenville, Ohio, rape case that the public has not seen, police talk to many of the teenage partiers who witnessed the 16-year-old victim getting more and more intoxicated.

'I could tell that she was gradually getting more drunk and worse throughout the night,' Farrah Marcino, a fellow 16-year-old and witness to the horrific scene tells detectives while admitting it was wrong not to help.

Oil tycoon worth 11.3 BILLION dollars could pay record-breaking settlement after his wife of 25 years files for divorce alleging an affair

Big divorce: Sue Ann Hamm, left, Harold Hamm's second wife and a former executive at Continental, filed for divorce on May 19, 2012, Oklahoma court records show

Oil tycoon and one of America's richest men Harold Hamm is being divorced by his second wife Sue Ann, it was revealed today. Sue Ann alleges she discovered her husband of 25 years was having an affair in 2010.

That's one way to get the girl... Video of boy serenading his sweetheart in a crowded school hall to get her as his prom date goes viral (and she said yes!)

With the senior prom at Centennial High School in Maryland set for next month, Bobby Chin, 18, knew he had very little time to secure a date, so he teamed up with a friend to woo a girl named Sofia with a song.

With the senior prom at Centennial High School in Maryland set for next month, Bobby Chin (top center), 18, knew he had very little time to secure a date, so he teamed up with a friend to woo Sofia Nasafi (bottom center) with a song. Chin and his collaborator (far right) wrote new lyrics to the tune of Jason Mratz's I'm Yours, and he surprised his special lady by serenading her in the hallway and handing her a flower (far left). To his relief, Sofia said 'Yes.'

Harvard rocked by another 'cheating' scandal: University stripped of four quiz titles after student hacked into answers server

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Harvard University has been stripped of four titles with the National Academic Quiz Tournament after it was discovered a student improperly used a competition website.

105 U.S. children died from flu this season - and most didn't get vaccine, health officials reveal

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The flu season is winding down, and it has killed 105 children so far, which is about the average toll. Most of those children were not vaccinated.

'I do not know if I will get to see tomorrow': Harrowing video documents Serbian woman's year of domestic violence

Horrific: As the year unfolds, the woman's injuries get progressively more appalling

The unnamed Serbian woman documented her injuries over the course of 2012, which get progressively worse as the year draws on.

Senate narrowly passes first budget in FOUR years with $1trillion in tax hikes in pre-dawn vote

Now that's red tape: A Senate aide delivers a stack of documents bound in red tape being used as a prop during debate on the budget in the Senate

A Democratic $3.7trillion budget barely squeaked by with 50-49 Senate votes, embracing nearly $1trillion in tax increase but sparing domestic programs targeted for cuts by House Republicans.

In the pink! Obama gets to be a tourist for the day as he enjoys a private tour around Jordan's 2,000-year-old Rose City of Petra

President Obama described the ancient UNESCO World Heritage site as 'pretty spectacular' as he gazed up at the rock faces after emerging from a narrow pathway into a sun-splashed plaza in front of the grand Treasury.

President Obama described the ancient UNESCO World Heritage site as 'pretty spectacular' as he gazed up at the rock faces after emerging from a narrow pathway into a sun-splashed plaza in front of the grand Treasury - the masterpiece of the ancient city carved into the rose-red stone by the Nabataeans more than 2,000 years ago. Obama's turn as tourist capped a four-day visit to the Middle East that included stops in Israel and the West Bank, as well Jordan.

Death of the cash register: More stores allowing sales staff and shoppers to checkout on phones and tablets

Modern shopping: Barneys New York, a luxury retailer, this year plans to use iPads or iPod Touch devices for credit and debit card purchases in seven of its nearly two dozen regular-price stores

Stores across the country are ditching the old-fashioned machines and having salespeople - and even shoppers themselves - ring up sales on smartphones and tablet computers.

Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend to find out on Monday if they will face a retrial for the murder of Meredith Kercher

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Italian prosecutors appealed the acquittal of Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for the murder of Meredith Kercher in 2007.

Get ready for the indestructible iPhone! Apple plans model that cannot break when you drop it

The new system could mean an end to expensive smashed iPhone screens

A new patent application by Apple reveals a gadget that can automatically protect itself.

Meteor streaks over East Coast: Millions of Americans witness fireball as yard-long rock enters Earth's atmosphere

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A meteor has flown over the Eastern Seaboard on Friday with hundreds of Americans witnessing a bright fireball streaking across the heavens.

Hospital reality show 'aired 83-year-old Korean War veteran's death and intimate last words on TV without permission'

Heartbreaking: Mark Chanko, 83, a Korean War veteran and father of five, was struck by a truck in 2011 and rushed to a Manhattan hospital for treatment, which ended up being featured on an ABC show along with his final moments

A lawsuit against ABC and New York-Presbyterian Hospital claims Mark Chanko's (pictured) death was aired on the show NY Meds for 'the entertainment of strangers' without their consent.

'It was emotional... We just talked as parents': Couple whose daughter, 6, was killed in Newtown describe the moment they met Adam Lanza's father a month after the massacre

Grief: Alissa and Robbie Parker said they met with Peter Lanza for an hour to 'get something off their chest'

Robbie and Alissa Parker revealed they met with Peter Lanza for more than an hour on January 23, just over a month after his son Adam shot dead their daughter Emilie and 25 others at her school.

'A line has been crossed': Outrage of Patriots defensive lineman after fromer player calls his wife ugly on radio show

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Retired Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson said on a radio show in Houston on Friday that the wife Patriots defensive lineman Vince Wilfork was ugly.

Miami Dolphins legend arrested for felony child abuse after 'knocking out his son in brawl'

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Former NFL star Mark Duper, 54, has been released from jail on bond after allegedly beating up his 17-year-old son Marcus in a series of fights at their home in Florida.

The one man who makes Chris Christie look SMALL: New Jersey governor comes face-to-face with Shaquille O'Neil

Who's too big? Governor Chris Christie shakes hands with former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal at the Statehouse on Friday

The 7"1' Newark native popped into the Statehouse on Friday producing an amusing photo op showing the two New Jersey greats side-by-side in a warm handshake that didn't come close to the same level. Christie, who told Fox News in 2009 he's 5'11", didn't even reach Shaq's shoulders who dressed smartly for the occasion in a grey suit and tie.

Brave Youssif, 10, makes a new life for himself in the U.S. five years after a gang set him on fire in Iraq in horrific attack

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Youssif was badly burned during a violent attack outside his parent's home Baghdad in 2007 when the masked men viciously poured gasoline on his face and set him on fire. Since then the brave young man has undergone 19 operations and making a new life for himself in California.

6ft 11in college basketball star proposes to his petite high school sweetheart (who is nearly TWO FEET shorter than him)

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Andrew Smith, who plays for the Butler Bulldogs, was nearly the same height as his 5ft 1in girlfriend Samantha when he got down on one knee last June.

Don't be shy! Baby Angolan colobus monkey looks startled and clings to its mother at zoo debut

The newborn Angolan colobus monkey, pictured here with its mother, has made its debut at Brookfield Zoo in Illinois

A two-week-old Angolan colobus monkey has made its debut at Brookfield Zoo in Illinois. The white baby monkey looked startled as it nestled into its mother's arms.

Science blogger with 4.2million followers receives slew of 'sexist' comments after she revealed herself as a woman on Twitter

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After Elise Andrew, 23, who runs the blog I F***ing Love Science, posted a link to her personal Twitter account which included a photo, her fans sent comments about her gender and her looks.

Happy wife, happy life: A willingness to help out with the housework is the key to a good marriage, new survey reveals

Happy wife, happy life: A willingness to help out with the housework is the key to a good marriage, new survey reveals

Chores should be done together rather than split was the main finding of a new study conducted by the University of Missouri and Utah State University.

A baptism of sorts... Haunting images of churches across the world that were 'drowned' to make way for man-made dams and reservoirs

The water-logged religious sites, some of them dating back to the Middle Ages, still could be seen peeking out of bodies of water in such far-flung places as Russia and India, Italy and Brazil.

The water-logged religious sites, some of them dating back to the Middle Ages, still could be seen peeking out of bodies of water in such far-flung places as Russia and India, Italy and Brazil. The Church of St. Nicholas in Mavrovo, Macedonia (bottom center), stood for a 153 years until it was decided to create an artificial lake in the village. At Karnataka, India, the Holy Rosary Church (top left) emerges and sinks every year since the construction of a dam in the area in 1960.

Even dictators have to quit sometimes… Sudanese military general accused of war crimes stands down to make way for new blood

Stepping down: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir seized power in a bloodless coup 23 years ago

Omar al-Bashir, who seized control in a bloodless coup in 1989, announced he is to step down in 2015 after almost a quarter of a century in power.

Six of the world's seven billion people have cell phones... but only 4.5 billion have a toilet, says UN report

Risk: Open defecation in developing countries such as India reflects the huge inequalities in the world, the U.N. says

The shocking statistic reveals how quickly the use of mobile phones has spread but has also prompted a global campaign to improve sanitation.

Woman Silicon Valley developer fired after tweeting colleagues 'sexist' comments about 'a big dongle'

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Adria Richards, pictured, was fired from her Silicon Valley job after tweeting during a computer programming conference about apparent sexually-charged comments a group of men were making.

Father and daughter plunge hand-in-hand to their deaths from bridge while holding their pet Chihuahua

Hunt: Search crews scour the water after a father and his daughter jumped from a bridge with their dog

The father and daughter have not been identified, but he is believed to be in his 50s, while she is in her 30s. Witnesses saw them leap from the Bond Bridge in Kansas City, Missouri on Thursday morning.

Anne Frank's symbol of hope to live on in U.S: Saplings from tree which stood outside her house planted across the country

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NEW Saplings from the chestnut tree that stood as a symbol of hope for Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis for two years in Amsterdam are being distributed to 11 locations in the United States as part of a project that aims to preserve her legacy and promote tolerance.

Queen 'volunteered' to appear in the spoof James Bond sketch at the 2012 Olympics... and she wanted a speaking part

On her majesty's service: Daniel Craig filmed with the Queen at Palace during the spoof film seen by millions around the world

TV viewers around the world were surprised to see the Queen appearing alongside 007 actor Daniel Craig in the spoof sequence prior to her arrival in the Olympic Stadium.

'They're sending me on a Carnival Cruise!' Jay Leno CONTINUES mocking NBC executives after getting the axe

Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon have been the mainstay of NBC late night schedule for the past three years

Jay Leno is keeping up a comedy assault on his NBC bosses even after being treated to a make-nice dinner. During his monologue Friday, Leno asked his Burbank audience if they'd heard about his 'feud' with NBC.

Grief on the streets of Brooklyn as Kimani Gray, 16, is laid to rest weeks after he was shot dead by plainclothes police officers

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Hundreds gathered at a Brooklyn church on Saturday for the funeral for a Kimani Gray, 16, (inset bottom left) who was shot seven times on March 9 during an encounter with two plainclothes police. A wake for the teen was held on Friday night and was attended by close friends and family. At the gathering, his mother, Carol, (right) was overcome with remorse and had to be held back when she tried to rush toward the open casket when she saw her son's body laying in wake.

Family of Oklahoma megachurch leader admit covering up rape of 13-year-old girl in church stairwell

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John and Charica Daugherty, youth pastors at the Victory Christian Center were arrested in September for 'failing to promptly report child abuse' after a 13-year-old girl was raped in a church stairwell.

FAA to shut down HUNDREDS of control towers at airports because of the sequester meaning pilots will have to coordinate landings themselves

The move will strip away an extra layer of safety during takeoffs and landings, leaving pilots to manage the most critical stages of flight on their own

The planned shutdown of up to 238 air traffic control towers across the country under federal budget cuts will strip away an extra layer of safety during takeoffs and landings.

Friends who made childhood pact to share any lotto winnings share $1 million ticket

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Three friends who made a promise to one another that if anyone won a lottery they would split the earnings, put that pact into practice when the Georgia Lottery awarded Kenneth Wilson $1 million dollars.

To boldly waste taxpayers' money! IRS apologizes for $60,000 spoof Star Trek video for training conference

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Nobody's going to win an Emmy for a parody of the TV show 'Star Trek' filmed by Internal Revenue Service employees at an agency studio in Maryland. Instead Congress rebuked them for wasting money.

'We are brothers': Pope Francis makes history as he embraces retired predecessor Benedict in first-ever meeting of two pontiffs

Pope Francis met Benedict, pope emeritus, today at the papal retreat where the retired pontiff is staying

The two men met on the helipad at Castel Gandolfo, centre, before praying together in the chapel and sharing a private lunch. Francis flew to the summer retreat by helicopter today, left, to visit Benedict, who has been living at the papal villa since he officially retired on February 28, the first pope to step down in 600 years. Crowds gathered in the main piazza of the town, right, hoping to catch a glimpse of the rare sight of two popes together.

Jeb Bush says George W. is painting pet dogs 'with a vengeance'

Former President George W. Bush spent a month getting private painting lessons in Florida alongside his sister-in-law, where he showed a fondness for painting small dogs

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush weighed in on his brother’s artwork on Friday, telling CNN's Jake Tapper that the former president is painting 'with a vengeance.'

Who's that Chick-fil-A? Toned Sarah Palin dons fast-food T-shirt for NBA game

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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin attended an NBA game in Phoenix on Friday night but instead of donning purple and orange to support the home team, she sported a T-shirt in support of Chick-fil-A.

Infamous cat burglar Peter Scott, a self named Robin Hood who stole from the rich and famous, has died aged 82

High-society cat burglar Peter Scott, pictured in 1998, has died aged 82

Peter Scott claimed he stole more than $45 million in his lifetime from the rich and famous, including a 4300,000 necklace from Sophia Loren. He lived a flash and lavish lifestyle, but was bankrupt and in a London council house when he passed away.

Girl brought up by the wrong family after hospital birth switch reveals the trauma her 'family' has suffered

New mother: Sophie Serrano, pictured shortly after giving birth, discovered her daughter had been accidentally switched at birth ten years after the event

Manon Serrano, 18, has spoken for the first time about how being switched at birth at Cannes-la-Bocca clinic, in Cannes, France, in 1994 caused her father to leave her mother Sophie, pictured.

It's not just for popping! Artist creates amazingly realistic portraits by injecting paint into BUBBLE WRAP

New York-based artist Bradley Hart has been creating astoundingly realistic portraits of friends and well-known figures like Steve Jobs using bubble wrap injected with paint in a painstaking process that takes about 150 hours.

New York-based artist Bradley Hart has been creating astoundingly realistic portraits of friends and well-known figures like Steve Jobs using bubble wrap injected with paint in a painstaking process that takes about 150 hours. Hart explained that he was inspired to use bubble wrap in his creations in part after noticing that a roll of the popular packing material was left over from his first solo exhibit.

Did solitary confinement turn an affluent attorney's son into 'white supremacist gunman 'Evil Evan?''

Slain: Colorado Department of Corrections Director Tom Clements, 58, was shot to death when he answered his front door

Attorney Jack Ebel testified before the Colorado Legislature two years ago that solitary confinement in a Colorado prison was destroying the psyche of his son Evan, who was gunned down by officers in north Texas.

Woman burns own home down after a snake she doused in gas and lit on fire takes the house out with it

Sad irony: ATexas home was set ablaze after a burning snake, doused in gas and lit by the homeowner, slithered away and took the fire with it

A woman cleaning her home ended up burning it to the ground when she stumbled onto a snake and, in a panic, doused it in gas and set it on fire.

Man chokes on food while driving and sets off bizarre chain reaction of events including a fender bender, three injuries and a fireball exploding over a Walmart store

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Robert Sheppard, 61, lost control of his pickup truck and crashed into a gas tank causing a large explosion in Deming, New Mexico last Saturday.

Massachusetts lawmaker 'took pictures of his genitals and put them on a female coworker's computer'

State representative John Fresolo allegedly sent pictures of his genitals to a staffer's computer

The ethics committee has not formally reprimanded the individual in charge, but it is being widely reported that Democratic State Representative John Fresolo is the one behind the scandal.

'My job stinks': Meet the diver who has to swim through sewers to unblock the drains of Mexico City

Sewer diver Julio Cu Camara, 52, is lowered down in a cage during a dive at the city's drainage system plant in Mexico City

Julio Cu Camara wears an airtight suit and helmet that weigh about 90lb to protect him from the overpowering stench of human, chemical and animal waste. The 52-year-old is the chief diver for the Federal District's sewage system, maintaining about 7,500 miles of pipes.

Obama pledges an additional $200million in aid to Jordan to help with the strain caused by thousands of Syrian refugees as he arrives in the country as part of his Middle Eastern trip

The U.S. has invested significant amounts in Jordan in order to help them survive the onslaught of battered people as the civil war in neighboring Syria continues

President Obama announced today that the U.S. will be giving Jordan $200million in aid as they pace a massive refugee crisis because of the ongoing civil war in neighboring Syria.

Massive gas spill in Hawaii as fuel is loaded onto Google founder Larry Page's 45 million dollar yacht... and fellow billionaire Larry Ellison's 125 million dollar vessel is left with the stink

At sea: The Senses has a jacuzzi, a helipad, a gym, multi-level sun decks and ten luxurious suites

Emergency services rushed to the Kewalo Basin in Honolulu where Page's 193-ft vessel is docked because a gaseous stench was spreading across the port - and heading for Page's super yacht.

Wealthy Russians 'hiring' luxury taxis that look like AMBULANCES in bid to dodge Moscow gridlock

You cannot be serious! If you want to beat the traffic in Moscow their is a new solution - hire an ambulance

In an age where Russia appears intent on living by it's own rules in a global sense, it appears the country's workers have adopted a similar attitude.

Thieves plunder crashed SUV of tires, wheels and battery - while its dying driver lay trapped underneath

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While a 26-year-old New Mexico man lay trapped under his vehicle after a fatal accident, thieves stole the SUV's tires, wheels and battery.

North Korea 'ordered foreign diplomats to sell drugs on the street in desperate attempt to rake in hard currency'

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A story in South Korean's Chosun Ilbo newspaper said embassy officials were sent abroad with 20 kilos of state-manufactured drugs, most likely methamphetamine and told to raise at least $300,000. Yesterday, as tensions in the region continued to escalate, the rogue states young dictator visited a special forces base telling military chiefs to 'Prepare to storm the heart of our enemies'.

   

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Together at last: Abandoned bear cubs discovered on the side of the road finally reunited after sister is nursed back to health

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The three bear cubs, less than one-month old were separated when Carrie was taken to Charles Towne Landing State Park in Tennessee because she needed immediate care. Her two siblings Bennie and Jerry remained at the Appalachian Bear Rescue and welcomed their cub sister as she returned to them a healthy black bear.

Is the dog included? Canine 'photobombs' every picture of Craigslist property listing

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In six photos showcasing a two bedroom apartment for rent in Chicago, Otis, a 90-pound Great Dane-German shepherd mix, is seen sneaking into every single shot, with his adorable mug eye-balling the camera.

Rise of the 'almost anorexic': New book reveals one in 20 are afflicted by dangerous borderline eating disorders - that nobody notices

Widespread problem: A leading health expert has warned how one in twenty suffer from an undiagnosable eating disorder known as 'almost anorexia'

Dr Jennifer Thomas, assistant professor of psychology at Harvard, said the condition means that people only display some symptoms of the full-syndrome, but the effects can be just as dangerous.

Worldwide blackout: Landmark buildings across the globe switch off their lights to celebrate Earth Hour

Landmarks all over the world switched off their lights for Earth Hour 2013

More than 150 countries descended into darkness to raise awareness for the WWF's Earth Hour campaign to call on governments to pledge their commitment to tackling climate change. The lights were turned off for one hour at 8.30pm local time across the globe to highlight the campaign.

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Not so fierce now! Siberian tigers cuddle up in the snow after lunchtime feeding frenzy

This pair of Siberian tigers look content as they rub their scent glands against a tree after dinner time at the Tiger Park in Harbin, China

The affectionate pair were spotted rubbing their scent against a tree trunk in the Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, China as they chilled out in the snow this week. They joined some of the park's 800 Siberian tigers, who live in Heilongjiang province in the world's largest breeding centre for the species.

'I loved my wife. I didn't cook my wife:' Chef convicted of murdering his spouse and boiling her body pleads for new trial before being sentenced to 15 years to life

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Former chef David Viens, 49, gave a rambling, 45-minute speech during Friday's sentencing in Los Angeles, saying the story he told police about boiling his wife Dawn’s remains in 2009 was a lie.

'He's a world class hunk:' The moment 'Miss Israel' meets President Obama at official state dinner in Jerusalem

Beauty queen: President Obama met Israel's reigning beauty queen on Thursday, just a couple weeks after she made history by becoming the first black 'Miss Israel.

President Obama on Thursday met Israel's reigning beauty queen, who later called him 'a world-class hunk, charming and an extraordinary gentleman.'

Outrage as Joe Biden's hotel tab runs up to more than 1MILLION for just TWO NIGHTS in London and Paris

When Mr Biden and his hefty entourage stayed in Paris for an evening in early February and it cost $585,000.50 for that single night.

Vice President Joe Biden spent more than $1 million for two nights in hotels in London and Paris, according to government documents.

The tunnel of love: Egyptian bride smuggled into Gaza via undergound passageway to marry her Palestinian groom

An Egyptian bride was smuggled into Gaza to marry her Palestinian groom

Egyptian authorities refused Manal Abu Shanar, 17, a permit to enter the Gaza Strip to marry her fiance Emad al-Malalha. Dressed in their wedding outfits, the couple walked hand in hand for almost half a mile escaped through one of many smuggling tunnels which exist beneath the Egypt-Gaza border (left). They were met by friends and relatives in Gaza (right) before driving straight to a wedding hall for their ceremony.