New York City flooded with cops in Fourth of July security alert: Seven thousand officers guard potential targets amid rising terror 'chatter' and fears of an attack by homegrown ISIS extremists

7,000 cops set to flood the streets of New York for Independence Day celebrations

The extra cops will be placed at landmarks and in crowded areas as residents watch the firework displays around the city. The heightened security comes as local authorities across the country have been told to remain vigilant this Independence Day, while the FBI has also stepped up its presence by setting up commander centers in all of its 56 field offices across the United States to monitor any potential terrorist threats. The Bureau and the Department of Homeland Security have issued a bulletin to 18,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide to be on alert, warning that ISIS sympathizers may try to stage attacks. Cities including Los Angeles, Boston and Washington D.C. will also see a spike in police presence and counter-terrorism efforts - with undercover officers, tactical units and helicopters on full alert.

The chilling screams heard by neighbors on the morning married doctor was murdered in her home - after she flew back from family break alone

Neighbors of murdered Teresa Sievers describe hearing screams on day of death

Dr Teresa Ann Sievers (left), 46, was found dead at her family's home (bottom right) on Jarvis Road in Bonita Springs, Florida, on Monday morning while her husband and children were with relatives in Connecticut. Police have confirmed that the physician (top right, being wheeled away from her house in a body bag) - who had flown home alone from the family trip the night before - is the victim of a homicide, but have yet to reveal the cause of death or a motive. Now, neighbors have told of how they heard pained screams and shouting coming from Sievers's house on the morning of her killing.

Kerry 'reaches nuclear deal with Iran': Sanctions could be lifted after world powers start to move on from nuclear weapon fears

The deal, negotiated in Vienna this week, could see a decade of restrictions on Tehran's nuclear programme exchanged for tens of billions of dollars in economic benefits.

Eric Garner's widow rejects his one-year-old daughter who is in line to get biggest share of payout - because chokehold victim had her with his girlfriend

A lawyer confirmed the DNA test of Garner's one-year-old daughter Legacy Miller. Her mother is Jewel Miller, the longtime girlfriend Garner was living with at the time of his death in Staten Island last July.

Bobbi Kristina's outraged aunt hunts down 'extended relative' who took photo of her 22-year-old niece on hospice death bed - and is now trying to sell it for $100,000

Bobbi Kristina's outraged aunt hunts down 'extended relative' who took photo of her

In the image, Bobbi Kristina (inset) is pictured lying in a bed at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Georgia - where she is expected to live out her final days - while a female relative hovers over her. The picture was snapped by an 'extended family member' and subsequently offered to several news sites and magazines for a staggering price. Some outlets (not including the Daily Mail Online) have shown interest. On Friday night, Bobbi Kristina's paternal aunt, Leolah Brown (pictured, right, visiting the hospice on Wednesday), took to Facebook to express her disgust that a family member had captured a photo of her aspiring actress niece in such a vulnerable state. She wrote that she is going to make anyone who has visited Bobbi Kristina take a lie detector test to track down the culprit. Left: A state trooper speaks with Bobbi Kristina's aunt Pat Houston (right), close friend Uncle Ray (left) and an unidentified relative outside the hospice on Friday.

Popular Google millionaire and controversial landlord who found himself at the center of San Francisco anti-gentrification protests dies of cancer at 46 

Head of eDiscovery at the teach giant Jack Halprin, who stirred controversy for trying to evict tenants from his San Francisco building last year, passed away after a six-month battle with the illness.

Legendary sheriff Ralph Lamb who brought order to Las Vegas dies aged 88 - weeks after death of billionaire friend Kirk Kervorkian that left him 'devastated'

Career: The longtime lawman was appointed sheriff in 1961 and spent nearly 18 years as Las Vegas's top police officer during a time of massive growth and mob influence

Lamb, who was the basis for one of the lead characters of the short-lived CBS television show 'Vegas,' died Friday afternoon at age 88 in a Las Vegas hospital, said his son, Clint Lamb.

Can't speed away fast enough: NASCAR becomes latest business to distance itself from Donald Trump after Mexican remarks

Racing body NASCAR has decided not to hold a awards ceremony at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's hotel in Miami after his comments about Mexican immigrants.

Trump condemns 'disgraceful' case of illegal Mexican immigrant who had been deported FIVE TIMES before he shot woman dead in random attack on San Francisco pier

Kathryn Steinle, 32, was allegedly shot to death, apparently at random, by Francisco Sanchez while walking with her father along a popular pedestrian pier on the San Francisco waterfront.

Slaughter in the amphitheatre: ISIS executioners brutally shoot dead 25 Syrian regime soldiers in front of bloodthirsty crowds at ancient Palmyra ruin 

Slaughter in the amphitheatre: ISIS executioners brutally shoot dead 25 Syrian regime

ISIS has released a significant new video of a mass slaughter of regime soldiers in the amphitheatre in the ancient city of Palmyra, which the terror group captured on May 21. A baying crowd of men and boys sit opposite waiting for the slaughter, many wearing military uniforms and headscarves.

Police arrest 'girlfriend' of ISIS gunman who slaughtered 38 people on Tunisian beach over fears she helped plan the attack

Tunisian police have arrested the 'girlfriend' of Seifeddine Rezgui - the ISIS gunman who slaughtered 38 holidaymakers in Tunisia - over fears she helped plan the heinous attack.

British schoolgirls who fled Britain to join ISIS are identified in new video shot in terror group's capital Raqqa 

The footage filmed in Raqqa, Syria, purportedly shows at least two of the teenagers dressed in niqabs. Amira Abase, 15, Shamima Begum, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, went missing in February.

Three arrested in Pakistan with ISIS propaganda and London maps over planned 7/7 anniversary attack

Maps of London were found on the computers of the three men arrested in Pakistan over fears they were planning a terror attack on British soil on the tenth anniversary of the July 7 bombings (pictured)

Forget the McMansion - here comes the giga-mansion: Jennifer Aniston leads protests against rise of 90,000-sq-foot properties that she claims ruin life for the more moderate millionaires in LA

Jennifer Aniston leads LA protest against the rise 90,000 sq ft giga-mansions

These sprawling residences (left, top right and bottom right), in Los Angeles's upscale Beverly Hills and Bel Air neighborhoods, have sparked outrage among wealthy residents, including 46-year-old actress Jennifer Aniston (inset). The locals claim that the giga-mansions are creating noise in the area, invading their privacy, and endangering their homes by destabilizing the hillside. They have been complaining to city officials - and have even set up a homeowners' alliance - in a bid to put a stop to the ostentatious developments. Aniston told officers that the 'very idea that a building of 90,000 square feet can be called a home' seems 'at the least a significant distortion of building code'.

'Ditch fireworks and fly flags': Ban on July 4th displays in wildfire-riddled West Coast over fears wayward sparks could trigger fresh blazes

Oregon and Washington state communities have imposed fireworks restrictions. Washington state has seen more than 300 wildfires this year. California and Alaska cities have canceled fireworks.

Terrifying moment nine were hurt when rack of July Fourth fireworks fired into crowd

The incident happened at the Salute to the USA fireworks show in Avon, Colorado, on Friday. A firework's shell exploded in its tube and led a rack of shells to fire at the crowd. Nine had minor burns.

Merkel under pressure to act as it's revealed that America spied on German magazine as well as government 

German leader Angela Merkel (left) is under increasing pressure to act on the NSA spying scandal after it was revealed that it spied on the country's top news magazine, as well as politicians.

Pope Francis hints he may quit one day just like Benedict as he says Church shouldn't have 'leaders for life' 

Pope Francis (right) has hinted he may step down as the head of the Roman Catholic church some day - just like her predecessor Benedict XVI (left) - after saying it should not have 'leaders for life'.

The tragic quest to identify 'Baby Doe': Cops plead for help in identifying mystery four-year-old girl who washed up dead on the shores of Boston harbor

4-year-old girl washed ashore on Deer Island 'was probably killed by FAMILY MEMBER' 

A four-year-old girl whose body washed up on the shores of Boston Harbor was probably killed by a family member, according to a criminal expert. The girl - whose identity is a mystery - was found in a trash bag wearing a zebra-patterned blanket and polka dot pants on June 25. Her tiny, lifeless body was uncovered by a dog walking at Deer Island, which juts out into Massachusetts Bay just beyond Logan International Airport.

Is this Blackberry's Android phone? Leaked image reveals curved 'Venice' handset

@evleaks for a second I thought BlackBerry was stupid, as they wanna release this weird phone when passport was a flop
@akrnsv Not at all -- Venice is actually quite the looker.

A new image shows a phone similar to Samsung's Galaxy S6 Edge, with curved sides. Believed to be codenamed Venice, it will be Blackberry's first Android phone.

Duckface now accepted in outlets everywhere! Mastercard to start verifying payments by SELFIE

Mastercard is trialing the project with 500 people and is looking at numerous alternatives to PIN numbers, including fingerprints, heartbeat and voice recognition.

Founder of modern cheerleading and inventor of the pom-pom dies at age 89 after starting multibillion dollar industry from his garage

Lawrence Herkimer, the founder of modern cheerleading and inventor of the pom-pom who first started offering summertime camps for the sport in 1948, died at age 89 in Dallas.

The taunting sign inside a police van that risks MORE anger in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray

Baltimore investigate police van door sign after Freddie Gray's death

The inappropriate sign, pictured left, was spotted by a photographer just months after riots erupted in Baltimore, pictured bottom right, in the wake of the death of unarmed black teenager Freddie Gray who died in the back of a police van. Gray is pictured top right with officers. The Baltimore City Police Department said it is unsure how the sign got inside the van or who put it there or how long it has been on the wagon.

Reddit in revolt: Site is forced to apologize to users who shut down forums after popular 'Ask ME Anything' coordinator was fired

Reddit CEO apologizes after site 'revolts' following employee's firing

Message board site Reddit has apologized to its users after many of its most popular subsections were taken down in a 'revolt' over an employee's firing. Volunteer moderators who work with paid administrators to run the site's discussion threads turned many of the 'subreddits' dark after the Thursday dismissal of communications director Victoria Taylor. She is best known for running the website's popular 'Ask Me Anything' interviews, where celebrities take part in question and answer sessions with the site's users.

What was the question again? Greek voters confused by baffling 74-word referendum conundrum that demands a simple 'yes' or 'no' to decide country's future 

Nearly 10 million Greek voters will take to the ballot booths on Sunday to vote 'Yes' or 'No' in a referendum asking if they accept more austerity measures in return for bailout funds.

Greece could leave the euro 'temporarily' says German finance minister - as Greek officials deny they're planning raid on bank accounts 

Wolfgang Schaeuble, one of the country's biggest creditors and toughest critics, made the remarks on the eve of a Greek referendum, which will decide if there should be further austerity measures.

Mystery over the final resting place of dead 'Shawshank' escapee: His body is 'handled' by estranged son who thought he was a 'genius' and was wrongfully shot by police

Burial of dead Richard Matt escapee as body is 'handled' by his estranged son

Nick Harris of Angola, New York, who has claimed he did not know the convicted killer very well, took care of his 'final disposition', but it's not known whether he was buried or cremated. Winthrop Allen, with the John O. Roth Funeral Home in Tonawanda, near Buffalo, said no services had been planned for Matt and they had acted solely on Harris' wishes. Matt was shot and killed by a border patrol agent June 26, three weeks after he and David Sweat broke out of the maximum-security Clinton Correctional Facility. The criminal went to jail when Harris was just a youngster, but maintained he would take care of the man's funeral details and burial. Harris also called his father a 'genius' before voicing his belief that he was wrongfully killed by police.

The creepy pictures that show just how bad North Carolina's shark attack problem is: Fisherman reeling in half-eaten fish because there are so many sharks in the water

At least seven people have now been attacked by sharks in North Carolina. Fishermen working in the state's Outer Banks have started to be affected as sharks are routinely leaving half-eaten fish in their wake.

Now that's a sight Tusi: Remains of ancient Chinese tribal sites added to World Heritage List (and they bear a striking resemblance to Machu Picchu)

The World Heritage Committee unanimously approved the addition of China's Tusi sites - which mark the remains of an ancient political system - to their World Heritage List.

Man is dragged under water and killed by giant 11ft alligator in Texas marina after he ignored the warning signs AND his friends' desperate pleas not to swim

Texas man Tommie Woodward killed by alligator during late-night swim

A man was killed early Friday when an alligator attacked him during a late-night swim at a Southeast Texas marina, according to police. Orange police Capt. Robert Enmon said Tommie Woodward, left, suffered severe trauma to a limb when he was attacked early Friday morning at the private marina, which is along a bayou extending from the Sabine River near the Louisiana line. Orange County sheriff's deputies and a Texas game warden found his body nearby about two hours later. The owners of the marina recently had spotted a large alligator on a few occasions, and put up a sign warning people to stay out of the water, Enmon said. They estimated that animal was longer than 11 feet.

Could sonars have missed MH370 wreckage? Questions arise over search company's competence 16 months after flight's disappearance 

Search efforts for missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH370, which disappeared last year in the Indian Ocean, are questioned, as experts claim search could have passed over wreckage.

English gent? No, Avengers star Patrick Macnee was a drug-taking lothario raised in a lesbian harem and expelled from Eton for peddling porn 

Patrick Macnee was drug-taking lothario expelled from Eton for peddling porn

The late actor remembered his womanising, wild partying and outrageous upbringing with a raffish laugh, right up to his death last month at his California ranch, aged 93. His life - from childhood in a lesbian harem and expulsion from Eton for peddling pornography, to television superstardom - was one fully lived, but perhaps not to the English gent blueprint.

Star Trek star George Takei apologizes for calling Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas a 'clown in blackface' and a 'disgrace to America'

The actor and gay activist was criticized following his scathing outburst to a reporter while discussing the Justice's dissent in the landmark ruling in an interview alongside his husband Brad.

Upmarket NYC restaurant Per Se ordered to pay $500,000 to waiters after pocketing their tips for two years

Michelin-starred Per Se agreed to settle a complaint that it added a 20 per cent service charge for private dining and banquets and did not pass the money on to its waiters.

Down-and-out socialite busted shoplifting from Bergdorf Goodman is finally evicted from actress' Fifth Avenue apartment - after squatting in it for a year with her mom

Melissa Berkelhammer finally evicted from friend's Upper East Side apartment

Melissa Berkelhammer (in a 2014 picture at right) and her mother JoEllen were forced out of the the Fifth Avenue apartment of her former friend Julianne Di Palma (at far left with Melissa Berkelhammer in happier times) on June 24. Berkelhammer has found a job as a restaurant hostess on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The Berkelhammers reportedly showed up with dozens of bags and took over the apartment (center, top and bottom) for over a year.

Woman dies after her headache turns out to be a BRAIN EATING bug she caught while swimming in fresh water

A woman, 21, from Bishop, California, died after an extremely uncommon amoeba called Naegleria fowleri gets into the nose and eats away at the brain.

Apple predicted the company's future in 1987: Video correctly forecasts Siri, but is over-optimistic about smart glasses

The company's top executives, including co-founder Steve Wozniak, made a humorous video in 1987 predicting meteoric growth rate and 'AppleVista' smart glasses (illustrated).

Which branch of the church is that? Plant lover spend four years GROWING his own chapel from shrubs - and spends eight hours primping the structure each time he hosts a wedding

New Zealand man grows his own church from living trees

A man from New Zealand has dedicated four years of his life to carefully training tree branches so he construct an enchanting church made completely from living trees. Using his trademark Tree Spade, Barry Cox, who once aspired to be the Pope, was able to relocate a variety of mature trees to create a unique and structurally complex church on his 1.2 hectare property near Cambridge, located on New Zealand's north island. After spending several years of his youth on the back of a motorcycle, exploring Europe and America, Mr Cox developed a deep appreciation for church architecture. Drawing on that passion, the tree specialist decided that he would try his hand at creating a structure with 'distinctly different' plants that would highlight the vast proportions of his unorthodox church, echoing a style common in masonry churches.

Health insurance firm Aetna to buy competitor Humana for $37billion, creating nation's second-largest insurer

Health insurer Aetna Inc. has made a deal to buy competitor Humana Inc. in a $37 billion deal the companies say would create the second-largest managed care company in the country.

NFL quarterback Michael Vick's brutal dog fighting compound is transformed into a haven for formerly abused pups

The Smithfield, Virginia property was used for dog fighting compound the Bad Newz Kennel. In 2011 Dogs Deserve Better purchased the estate and turned it into the Good Newz Rehab Center.

'It was heading straight for the kids': Helicopter crew forced to swoop in and warn group of young Australian surfers that huge Great White is just feet away

Shark prowls just a few metres from surfers on NSW north coast

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a television news crew in a helicopter swooped down on a group of surfers to warn them a massive great white shark was circling just metres from them. Helicopters spotted the four-metre killing machine emerge in the shallows off Wategos Beach at the iconic Byron Bay about 1:30pm on Saturday. The shark was headed 'straight for kids on their boards' before the alarm was raised. The sighting continues a shark spree along the NSW coast, after a monster shark mauled a man in Ballina and a surfer was knocked from his board in Lennox Head just days before the latest incident.

Florida home that was site of the FBI's longest gun battle in history on the brink of being turned into a condo

In January 1935, J. Edgar Hoover ordered a surprise attack on the Ma Barker gang at their hideout in the small community of Ocklawaha in Florida, and campaigners are now trying to save the property.

Beat the heat on a budget! DIY expert reveals how you can create a homemade solar-powered air conditioner in just FIVE MINUTES using a bucket and a fan

How to beat the heat on a budget with home made air conditioner

YouTube user desertsun02 shows ambitious DIYers how to create an inexpensive and effective air conditioner for less than $30, that is perfect for getting through hot summer days using just a bucket, Styrofoam, pipe, ice and a small black fan in this simple step-by-step video.

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The moment a six-foot shark was dragged out of the water by beach-goers in North Carolina after seven attacks on swimmers

Fishermen catch six-foot shark on North Carolina beach after string of attacks

Two fishermen caught the shark while out in the water in Kill Devil Hills. One of the men grabbed the 77in shark by its tail and pulled it of the surf. The shark was then released back into the water. At least seven people have now been attacked by sharks in North Carolina and fishermen are now reporting that they have been affected as well. Sharks in the area are gorging on the fish population and leaving half-eaten bodies.

Democrat White House hopeful Bernie Sanders said lack of sex and resenting your mom could cause cancer - and approved of Castro's Cuba when he was 'revolutionary' writer

The Vermont senator was a 'revolutionary' in the late 1960s and early 1970s and wrote for a radical newspaper. One article said cancer could have psychosomatic causes, including lack of sex.

EXCLUSIVE: Insomniac drunk Richard Nixon told his FBI director to be as ruthless as the Nazis in hunt for Deep Throat, declassified Watergate documents reveal

L. Patrick Gray, the disgraced president's FBI director, was told he must use the same ruthless approach as the Nazis to find the Watergate leaker, a book with access to new Nixon secrets reveals.

Should YOUR man wax away his hairy chest? It's so fashionable human rug BRIAN VINER decided to try it. His verdict? Aaaaaaargh!

This week, I had my decidedly hirsute torso stripped of every last hair, returning me to the smooth, pinkish and, in truth, rather blubbery form that I remember from about 40 years ago.

Doctor who operated on Joan Rivers breaks her silence about fatal procedure and says she never posed for selfies with the 81-year-old star

Gwen Korovin was inside the Yorkville Endoscopy clinic in NYC when Rivers died. She performed an unauthorized surgery on Rivers last August 28. She is alleged to have taken a selfie with Rivers.

Seattle high school sparks outrage over policy which allows it to give IUD contraceptives to girls as young as ELEVEN - without seeking permission from parents

Chief Sealth High School in Washington State is legally offering IUD devices to female students without them asking their parents. It is one of 13 schools in the area to offer these kinds of services.

Malia is just one of the 'Girls': First daughter is spotted on set of Lena Dunham's hit TV show in Brooklyn after landing her second showbiz internship

Malia Obama scores internship on set of Lena Dunham's show Girls

Malia Obama has landed a summer internship with Lena Dunham's HBO show and was spotted at the Aurora Ristorante in Brooklyn. Last summer the soon-to-be 17-year-old worked as a production assistant for Halle Berry's CBS show Extant, where she was seen fetching coffee for the cast and crew and helping block the public from entering scenes during shoots. Michelle Obama has publicly spoken about her daughter's desire to have a career in filmmaking.

Success! Solar Impulse 2 safely lands in Hawaii after completing its daring five-day flight across the Pacific Ocean

Swiss pilot André Borschberg has successfully landed in Hawaii (shown). He spent more than 100 hours alone in the single-seater plane, smashing the longest solo flight record.

The chemistry of July 4th: Scientists reveal exactly what gives fireworks their red, white and blue (and a few other colors as well)

As July 4th celebrations erupt across the country, researchers have revealed the chemical reactions that will cause America to be lit up in red, white and blue (and a few other colours as well).

Horror writer Stephen King jokes his pet corgi Molly is planning 'new acts of wickedness' and nicknames her 'The Thing of Evil'

Renowned horror writer Stephen King has introduced his fans to his latest evil villain, Molly the dog. The adorable corgi apparently enjoys 'thinking up new acts of wickedness.'

Stop fawning! Playful dog adopts an orphaned baby deer after it was found abandoned 

Hansi the fawn was rescued after being found abandoned by farmers in Regensburg, Germany. He has been nursed back to health with help from 12-week old Australian shepherd puppy Lia.

The Hamptons' 'Douche Spotter' is back! From VERY bad parking to flashy, wild behavior, a local blogger captures all the bad behavior of the summer out-of-towners

July 4 worst offenders revealed from bad parking to dodgy fashion choices

As summer gets into full swing in the Hamptons, thousands of wealthy visitors will flock to the beaches to escape the city. But as the tourists and holiday-home owners begin to take over the New York getaway, their behavior begins to infuriate residents. James Cuomo, a construction worker who lives in the area all year round, has encapsulated this frustration, and dedicated a Facebook page to the 'douches' of the Hamptons. The images include drivers brazenly straddling across parking spaces, revelers passed out in the streets, and motorists driving their cars onto the beach. The man in the top right is wearing a t-shirt saying: 'Only poor people leave the Hamptons on Sunday'.

Cutting out the middle man: Beer brewed from recycled URINE to go on sale at festival

Urine is being recycled at a Danish festival to help make beer (stock image shown). The 'beercycling' initiative hopes to collect 25,000 litres of urine. This will be used to create 425 kegs of beer.

How a man's hand may reveal his dating personality: If his index finger is shorter than his ring finger he's more likely to pay for dinner, study finds

Men exposed to more testosterone in the womb are more likely to carry out behaviours to impress their potential mates, researchers from the University of Montreal found.

North Korean scientist defects to Finland with evidence of 'chemical warfare tests carried out on humans' 

The researcher, who has only been identified by his surname, Lee, was part of the nation's secretive programme and was based at a microbiology centre in Ganggye, close to the Chinese border.

'He's doing this to the wrong Christian': Bakers hit out after court rules that they must pay $135k to lesbian couple after they refused to make them a wedding cake

Sweet Cakes by Melissa ordered to pay $135k to lesbian couple they refused

The judge ruled that Sweet Cakes by Melissa bakery owners Aaron and Melissa Klein, pictured left with their family, will have to pay $60,000 in damages to Laurel Bowman-Cryer, and $75,000 to Rachel Bowman-Cryer. Klein and her husband Aaron, from Oregon, refused to make the couple, who held a commitment ceremony in June 2013, a cake after learning that they were lesbians because they disapprove of gay marriage for religious reasons. Mr Klein has hit out at the ruling saying his 'Christian views are being silenced'. The Bowman-Cryers are pictured bottom right and, pictured left, the Klein's store.

Mongol ship sent by Genghis Khan's grandson to invade Japan before it was destroyed by 'kamikaze' typhoon is discovered underwater after 700 YEARS

The Mongolian ship which formed part of a 4,000-strong armada sent by Genghis Khan's grandson to invade Japan in the 13th Century had been decaying underwater for over 700 years.

Firefighters safely rescue 66 people from a stalled Ferris wheel in Florida after they got stuck on the 400-foot attraction for three hours

No one was hurt following the Friday afternoon incident and all were taken off in an operation lasting about three hours with help from several firefighters.

He's 'misunderstood', your friends don't like him and he bad mouths his ex: The warning signs that mean YOUR relationship is doomed

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Are there some early indications that could help women to spot the heart-breaker at the outset? Relationship expert Annie Kaszina thinks so. Here, she shares the relationship red flags.

'Professional home run catcher' Zack Hample finally agrees to give A-Rod back ball from his 3,000th hit in return for two autographed bats and a donation to charity

Alex Rodriguez gets ball back from Zack Hample in exchange for bats and donation

Alex Rodriguez, 39, (right) agreed to let go of a contested $6million bonus pay-out, agreeing that most of the money go to charity instead. As a reward, he got the ball from his 3,000th career hit (shown left on June 19), handed over by superfan Zack Hample (center). Rodriguez said that he will give the keepsake to his daughters Ella and Natasha (pictured with him bottom center).

'Yabba dabba do'!: House made from rocks and gigantic boulders hits the market for $260,000 but its built from materials which are straight from the set of the Flintstones

The beautifully designed 1,537 square foot house is up for sale for $260,000 and was built around exposed rocks in the hills overlooking the Delaware River in Bellevue Manor north of Wilmington.

Woman is rescued from tracks after falling between train and platform in holiday rush

An unidentified woman was getting of Long Island Railroad train at the Great Neck, New York, station when she lost her balance and fell between the car and platform around 5.45pm on Thursday.

'King of Instagram' Dan Bilzerian launches ridiculous 'presidential campaign' video showing him at pool party surrounded by bikini-clad girls

'King of Instagram' Dan Bilzerian launches presidential campaign video

Millionaire playboy, who posted the video on Instagram, launched a presidential campaign tour last month, with appearances at five different clubs and pool parties in Toronto, New York, Boston and Montreal. He's also selling a $30 T-shirt and tank top with his last name. Bilzerian has said little about his political views as a hopeful leader of the free world - but his love for guns is well-known.

'I spotted him first!' Daring leopard tries to snatch dinner from the jaws of hungry croc

A daring leopard tried to steal a carcass from the deadly jaws of a crocodile in Zambia. The stunning photographs showed who won in the ultimate tussle, captured by photographer Meike Kern.

'You have no friends and you should have no cookies Siri!' Feisty four-year-old has the perfect comeback to her automated iPhone assistant's 'mean' maths question answer

Siri is put in her place by four-year-old Vine superstar Ava Ryan after the automated personal assistant gave a 'mean' answer when asked the question: 'What is zero divided by zero?'

Mind how you go: Swiss railway posts signs explaining how to go to the toilet because 'Asian tourists don't use them properly'

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One of the places the pictograms are on display is Mount Rigi railway, at Lake Lucerne. Surrounded by the Alps, the site is popular with Asian tourists.

It's all about me-ow! Feline blocks shot of owner performing yoga poses by resting in front of the camera

An arrogant cat was captured on camera stealing the limelight while its owner attempted to film her yoga routine in a humorous clip posted online.

So who WERE the VJ Day kissers? Fresh mystery surrounds identity of iconic Times Square smoochers after scientists disprove accounts by analyzing SHADOWS

Mystery surrounds identity of iconic Times Square smoochers

Several couples have claimed that they were the sailor and nurse shown passionately embracing (left) as the news broke of the end of the Second World War after Japan's surrender in August 1945. But astronomers who used shadows in the image to pin down a time of the kiss to 5:51pm have poked holes in longstanding claims, including those of (top to bottom) Edith Shain, George Mendonsa, Carl Muscarello and Glenn McDuffie.

Breakthrough for cystic fibrosis sufferers as scientists use gene therapy to significantly improve the function of patients' lungs

Scientists from Oxford University and Imperial College London have developed a treatment which repairs the faulty CFTR gene by adding a healthy gene on top.

Shocked grandfather diagnoses HIMSELF with motor neurone disease after he ticked off all the symptoms while watching Stephen Hawking biopic

Paul Whyley, 62, from Worcestershire, silently ticked off his symptoms as he watched The Theory of Everything, starring Eddie Redmayne as Professor Stephen Hawking.

Can you spot the space station? Australian photographer captures stunning image of ISS in front of the moon 

The orbiting outpost only passed over the moon for 0.33 seconds - ensuring no room for error for Dylan O'Donnell, who lives in Byron Bay.

Portuguese actor humming a prayer as he meditated on a plane on runway at Paris airport was mistaken for a terrorist and removed by police 

A Portuguese actor was removed from a plane in Paris, after humming a prayer and reading a Tibetan text on a tablet. Alarmed passengers reported the Buddhist actor to security.

Joan Rivers' opulent Manhattan penthouse sold to 'Middle East royalty' by daughter Melissa for a whopping $28m

Joan Rivers' Manhattan penthouse sold to 'Middle East royalty' for $28m

The late Joan Rivers' lavish Manhattan penthouse has sold for an astounding $28m. According to CNBC , the ritzy triplex located in the heart of New York was snagged by 'Middle East royalty'. Sources for the American business news channel revealed that there were multiple offers from several parties but the home was eventually purchased at it's original asking price. The home was being marketed by real estate broker Leighton Candler of the Corcoran Group on behalf of daughter Melissa Rivers, following the comedienne's untimely death in September.

Never wipe a surface again! Self-driving robot uses UV light to blast germs lingering on kitchen worktops

The UVe robot (pictured), designed by engineers in Seattle, disinfects surfaces with waves of ultraviolet light that destroy bacteria and other micro-organisms.

   

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Mother-of-two left outraged after finding a photo of herself and her children posted on Facebook by a stranger who publicly shamed her for carrying her sick five-year-old in a baby carrier 

Icing store manager shamed woman for carrying sick daughter, 5, in baby carrier

Erica Kalnins, a 31-year-old mom of two daughters, was shopping in an Icing accessories shop in Tampa, Florida with her five-year-old on her back in a baby carrier when store manager Mindy Domingo decided to take a photo of her, later posting it to Facebook calling her 'f***ing stupid.'

Nine-year-old New Jersey boy hauls in 600lb great white sturgeon from river in British Columbia after battling it for two hours

Kegan Rothman was fishing on June 29 in Chilliwack, British Columbia. The young boy hooked a sturgeon hours into his week-long chartered fishing trip. The fish was released back into the wild.

Terrifying moment fisherman swims for his life after kayak is flipped over by shark... but then he gets back in his boat and catches it

Ben Chancey, 42, was fishing in Florida's St Lucie Inlet for giant grouper when a bull shark took the bait instead and began dragging him around before knocking over his kayak.

Stay steady! Highlining world record holder walks across terrifying chasm between peaks more than 800 feet in the air

Highlining world record holder Nathan Paulin walks across chasm 800 feet in the air

These amazing pictures give a rare insight into the incredible world of highlining which is incredible to watch but often takes part in beautiful but remote locations around the world. Nathan Paulin, pictured, the world record holder, is shown here walking across a line which is nearly half a km above the ground. And the lines are slack, which means they shake from side to side as they walk.

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Multi-talented seven-year-old Jordan Bijan harmonises with himself and plays eight instruments in spectacular music video

Talented Jordan Bijan, 7, plays eight instruments in music video

Multi-talented seven-year-old, Jordan Bijan from Brampton, Ontario, has been captured showing off his musical prowess in an incredible video posted online. In the clip the youngster plays eight instruments - including the tea pot and the coconut - and harmonises with himself.

Holy molar! Amazing slow-motion video captures 11-year-old Colorado girl firing wobbly tooth from her mouth using a SLINGSHOT

Alexis Davidson of Aurora, Colorado, performed the fearless stunt in her back garden while her alligator-farming father Jason looked on and filmed - producing amazing slow-motion footage.

Starving orangutans saved from certain death by team of rescuers who transported them from isolated woodland to lush forest

This is the heartwarming moment a family of starving orangutans were rescued from an isolated patch of woodland and released back into their natural habitat in West Borneo, Indonesia.

No lion around near my waterhole! Dopey big cat just manages to avoid having its head squashed by an elephant

PIC FROM JOHAN BERNARD / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED: The Lion wakes up not a moment too soon.) - This is the hilarious moment a dopey lion escapes by a whisker after almost getting almost trampled on by a giant elephant. The thirsty lion was busy drinking from a watering hole when he failed to hear the giant footsteps of an elephant approaching fast behind him. With one hoof raised just inches from the lionís head, the elephant appeared to be just seconds away from trampling on the big cat. But luckily for the lion it looked up just in time and managed to escape by a whisker as it quickly moved out of the elephant's way. Having spent some time observing the waterhole, Johan Bernard, 49, was lucky enough to capture this moment in Nxai Pans in Botswana, on camera.?SEE CATERS COPY

The thirsty lion was busy drinking from a watering hole in Botswana to hear the pounding footsteps of an elephant approaching him from behind.

Can I join in? Paddleboarders' shock as humpback whale surfaces alongside them off coast of Ireland 

Jason Coniry and his fellow paddleboarders were drifting in the port of Inchydoney, just off the coast of west Cork, when a 52ft-long humpback whale breached the water just beside them.

Dilapidated Illinois home where Dick Van Dyke spent his childhood faces demolition

This July 2, 2015 photo shows the childhood home of actor Dick Van Dyke in Danville, Ill. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that the 89-year-old actor took to Twitter this week to call attention to the Danville home he and brother Jerry lived in during high school after relocating from Missouri. The star of "Mary Poppins" and television's "The Dick Van Dyke" show recalled the "happy memories drifting around in there" in a tweet to his 85,200 followers. Mayor Scott Eisenhauer said the city didn't know the Van Dyke connection when it condemned the house in December. The property's last owner died in 2011. Eisenhauer expressed a willingness to donate the property as part of a prospective rehabilitation project, should the city eventually gain ownership. (Tracy Moss/News-Gazette via AP)

The 89-year-old actor took to Twitter this week to call attention to the Danville home he and brother Jerry lived in during high school.

Uber cool: A new app that allows you to book your hotel room with the ease of ordering a taxi is put to the test in Barcelona (with amazing results)

My challenge for the weekend was simple: Fly to Barcelona for a whirlwind 48-hour trip, enjoy the sights, eat tapas, drink (a lot of) cava and return home victorious and several pounds heavier.

   

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