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Michelle Obama recreates Beyoncé's Formation video pose

For some, September 4th is just a regular day, but for millions around the world, it is a celebration of Beyoncé's birthday. The super star singer turned 36 years old on Monday and her family and close friends, including former first lady Michelle Obama (top left), paid tribute to the mother-of-three in a rather fitting way by getting in formation. Obama, tennis star Serena Williams (center top), her mother Tina Knowles (bottom left), her daughter Blue Ivy (bottom center), her mother-in-law Gloria Carter (bottom right) along with former Destiny's Child band mates Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland (top right) all joined together to recreate the singer's now-iconic look from her 'Formation' music video.

Hurricane Irma is now a powerful Category 4 storm

Hurricane Irma grew into a powerful Category 4 storm on Monday forcing Florida to be declared a state of emergency. Some forecasts showed the powerful storm posed a 'serious threat' to the US with it potentially heading for South Florida and the East Coast. Hurricane watches were posted on Sunday for parts of the Caribbean including Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Monserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, St Martin, Guadeloupe and the British Virgin Islands.

NEW Agnes Stanley, 89, drowned on Sunday when floodwaters rose inside her home in the Houston neighborhood of Meyerland.

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After it was revealed on Sunday that President Trump is planning to abolish DACA, business leaders and Hollywood stars took to Twitter to voice their fury.

NEW Police revealed on Monday a Lyft was used to transport Jenna Burleigh's body more than 100 miles away to Paupack Township, Pennsylvania.

With summer just around the corner, many are looking to shift weight. Australian nutritionist, Susie Burrell, shared her top tips for getting your eating back on track in time for the new season.

Indian man's parents fly to Florida to beat son's wife

Devbir Kalsi, 33, and his parents Jasbir, 67, and Bhupinder Kalsi, 61, were arrested after his wife Silky Gaind, 33, was found badly beaten and being held against her will at their Riverview home. Cops were called after Gaind called her own parents, back in India, to tell them she was being beaten by her husband and his family. When deputies arrived, they found the door blocked by Kalsi and heard the victim screaming inside 'for the deputy to save her and her child,' the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.

Legendary rapper Tupac Shakur knew his assassin - but his murder remained a mystery because police didn't care to investigate, a new documentary set to air this month has claimed.

Two women were hit with chairs thrown from a 10th story balcony at Dragon Con in Atlanta. Both have been treated and released and police are looking for suspects. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

A female patient with a severe brain injury was raped in a New York City hospital, police have said. A nurse discovered Keith Nembhard, 37, raping his 32-year-old victim while doing her rounds.

The mother of a 12-year-old girl discovered her daughter had been raped by an 18-year-old boy after reading her diary. Taylor Dusen, of Michigan, will serve a minimum of five years for his crimes.

Research led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich found European women 4,000 years ago travelled far and wide from their home villages to start families.

Florida man, Pedro Vega Jr (right), who was arrested for fatally stabbing his aunt, Rosa Vega (left) and knifing his father, Pedro Vega Sr, 23 times was found dead hanging in his jail cell on Sunday, authorities said.

Heartbroken parents of Burning Man fire victim speak out

The grief stricken parents of the man died at this year's Burning Man after running into a blazing effigy are speaking out about the horrific incident. Aaron Joel Mitchell (right with his wife and center inset on Saturday), 41, was rescued from the flames of the festival's signature burning of a towering effigy Saturday but died after being airlifted to a hospital. Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen said the man ran through a human-chain of security officers at about 10.30pm Saturday during the burning of The Man event at the counter-culture festival. The sheriff said he was rescued by firefighters and later died at the UC Davis hospital burn center in California. His father, Don Mitchell, (left with his wife and Aaron's mother Johnnye) said it was his son's first time attending the festival and that they have not been told exactly what happened. 'The coroner asked us if he was depressed and we said no. He was really a happy guy,' his father said. 'Maybe he was slipped something. We really don't know. He was always very cautious about what he ate.' The 41-year-old did not have any children with his wife (pictured together right).

New York's annual celebration of Caribbean culture has been plagued by violence. Two people were murdered at J'ouvert last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's aide was killed in 2015.

The festival of J'ouvert, which dates back to the emancipation of slaves in the early 19th century, is celebrated across the Caribbean and in Caribbean communities all over the world.

Piers Morgan: Why won't China get rid of Kim Jong-un?

PIERS MORGAN: Kim Jong-un must be stopped in his nuclear tracks by China before its too late. The world can no longer sit back and let this crazed upstart act with such brazen and dangerous impunity given the increasing size and power of his nuclear weaponry. The biggest threat to world peace right now is North Korea and the one country that can most effectively neutralise this threat is China. It's simply not good enough for President Xi to stick his head in the sand and hope it all blows over, like China has consistently done in previous North Korean crisis moments. Xi has to flex China's considerable economic muscle and do it now.

How Kim affords nuclear programme as North Korea starves

While North Korea is meant to be shackled by crippling sanctions, its dictator still manages to fund a nuclear programme and his own lavish lifestyle.  Kim Jong-un supposedly does this by hacking banks, selling endangered species, Viagra and crystal meth as well as through a number of other illicit methods.   The illegal dealings could reportedly be bringing the isolated country's leader as much as a whopping billion dollars a year while the nation remains one of just 34 in the world relying on UN handouts to feed its people. 

While the supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un is mostly known for his brutal regime, not many people know that he lived a big part of his life as a student in Switzerland where he enjoyed singing.

Moment kind-hearted Harvey volunteers are stopped from handing out supplies in Houston by aggressive law enforcement officers after they had driven 16 HOURS in giant buggies

Video posted on Facebook shows the shocking moment an aggressive law enforcement officer stopped two Illinois men from handing out supplies in Vidor, Texas. Jared Kirkendoll and Scott Green drove 16 hours to the Houston area to help victims of the Harvey flooding, only to be told that their efforts were not needed. Vidor police have said the officer in the video is not employed by them and they are thankful for the volunteers efforts.

A pickup truck gets stranded on a street in a flooded neighborhood west of downtown Houston on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. The city has ordered a mandatory evacuation of flooded-out homes in the area, but people are still retrieving belongings from homes that have been standing in water for days. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

Mayor Sylvester Turner said much Houston was hoping to get back on track after Labor Day. People briefly returned Sunday to some homes in the area to try to salvage valuables.

Congress will return from a five-week vacation on Tuesday, and sending billions of dollars to hurricane-ravaged parts of Texas and Louisiana will be the first order of business.

'Sounds I can never unhear': The raunchy bridesmaid's speech Taylor Swift gave at her best friend Abigail Anderson's wedding

Taylor Swift took to the microphone at her best friend Abigail Anderson's wedding at Martha's Vineyard on Saturday to deliver her raunchy bridesmaid speech. While Taylor hasn't posted anything on social media about the nuptials, part of the 27-year-old's speech has since been leaked online. Walking with a microphone in the center of the reception, Taylor was filmed roasting her best friend as she recalled a story about Abigail and her husband Matt Lucier.

People impacted by Hurricane Harvey are rebuilding their lives but there are over 40,000 homes destroyed. A figure just as staggering are the more than a million cars in Houston that are ruined.

Thousands of files containing information about individuals with classified and even Top Secret security clearances have been leaked. They have been traced back to TigerSwan (logo pictured).

Iranian air defenses were called into action to divert a U.S. 'spy plane' and reconnaissance drone near its air space in the last six months, Iranian Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said.

Trump labor day tweet includes Melania in Italian dress

President Trump tweeted a message about bringing jobs back to America on Monday for Labor Day. 'We are building our future with American hands, American labor, American iron, aluminum and steel,' the president wrote. He included a picture of him with first lady Melania in the post. He appears to have missed the fact that Melania is wearing an Italian-made dress in the photo.

If he's confirmed, Grenell would be the first openly gay envoy in the Trump administration. He was also considered as a potential ambassador to both the United Nations and NATO.

Trump believes Schiller 'tells him the truth because the only dog he has in the fight is the boss,' one presidential confidant says, suggesting that the aide's departure could affect Trump's mood and psyche.

President Donald Trump bizarrely 'liked' a tweet that called him un-presidential after he misspelled the word 'healing' while tweeting about Hurricane Harvey on Friday.

Taylor Swift BFF Todrick Hall says she's not pro-trump

YouTube star Todrick Hall has received hateful criticism from the black and LGBTQ community for appearing in Taylor's new music video. He has been called a 'sell-out' and accused of turning his back on his community by being friends with Taylor. He could not confirm nor deny that she is pro-Trump, but said 'she's been nothing but a great person to me'.

R&B; superstar John Legend is on the hunt for a few white and 'out of shape' actors who are willing to play Donald Trump supporters in his upcoming music video shoot that's scheduled for Friday.

NC man tells 911 he awoke from dream and found wife dead

A man calling 911 in North Carolina told the operator he woke up from a dream and found his wife stabbed to death in their bedroom. Raleigh Police charged 28-year-old Matthew Phelps with murder Friday after he made the emergency call about his 29-year-old wife, Lauren Ashley-Nicole Phelps.

Exasperated employers around the world have revealed the most startling things they've come across on a job application, including wine glass emojis and boozy selfies.

Kate Middleton and William show they defy royal convention

Not since the Queen, who had four children, has a royal prince had more than one sibling. Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Princess Anne each had only two children. So not for the first time, William might seem to be following the example of his grandmother rather than his father when it comes to parenting. He admires the conscientious and diplomatic way she has gone about her role as sovereign, a very different style from that of his father, whose views on so many subjects have been broadcast far and wide. Equally, the Queen is said to see in William a future monarch who will reign in a style not dissimilar to her own. Pictured (clockwise), Charles with a young William and Harry; In 1968: Princess Margaret holding Sarah and David; William and Kate with their children George and Charlotte; Edward and wife Sophie with Louise and James; Andrew with Beatrice and Eugenie in 1997; Princess Anne with Peter and newborn Zara in 1981; the Queen and Prince Philip surrounded by their young family.

Kate Middleton is expecting her third child

The Duchess of Cambridge (pictured left last week) is pregnant with her third child - but had to release the news early after being struck with severe morning sickness yet again. Kate, 35, battled Hyperemesis Gravidarum during her first two pregnancies and was hospitalised when expecting George in 2012. Today the Duchess was forced to miss her planned engagement at the Hornsey Road Children's Centre in London today. Kate's mother Carole Middleton was seen leaving Kensington Palace in a black Land Rover (centre), where she had spent the day with her daughter. The happy news that George, four, and Charlotte, two, will have a new sibling in April or May next year came later in a statement. The Queen was clearly delighted by the news as she opened the new Queensferry Crossing spanning the Firth of Forth today (top right) while Prince Harry gave a thumbs up in Manchester (bottom right) and said he is 'very happy for them' adding his sister-in-law was 'doing ok'.

Hyperemesis Gravidarum is the medical terminology for excessive nausea and vomiting. Unlike regular morning sickness, HG may not get better by 14 weeks, according to the NHS.

Presuming Kate is around six to eight weeks pregnant the new arrival can be expected in late April or early May, around the time of Princess Charlotte's birthday on 2nd May.

The current order of succession is Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince George, followed by Charlotte and Harry. A law change means male siblings no longer overtake their sisters.

Kate's 'rogueish' uncle Gary Goldsmith, 52, believes the royal couple won't stop at three babies - which means they could follow in the Queen's footsteps by having four children in total.

Where are New York's club kids of the '80s and '90s now?

The Club Kids of the '80s and '90s burst onto the scene of New York City nightlife with outrageous outfits, over-the-top antics and a crazy lifestyle to boot. They ruled the nightclub scene and horrified straight-laced viewers of television talk shows, grabbing every opportunity to publicize their avant-garde existence. Their world came crashing down, however, when Club 'King' Michael Alig and fellow Club Kid Robert 'Freeze' Riggs pleaded guilty in 1997 in the killing and dismembering of Andre 'Angel' Melendez. Now, 20 years later, former Club Kids share what they've been up to since then - including Amanda Lepore (main, right) and, clockwise from top left, Michael Alig, Ernie 'Glam' Garcia, Walt Cassidy and Jenny 'Jenny Talia' Dembrow

Prince Carl Philip, 38, and his wife Princess Sofia, 32, have shared the first image of their adorable baby son, who was born last Thursday, taken at their home Villa Solbacken.

Tim Tebow's first full minor-league baseball season is in the books, but the former football star isn't expected to reach the major leagues anytime soon after hitting just .226 in Single-A.

Lachelle Martina Marie Anderson, a teenage mother in Ohio, stabbed her one-year-old baby to death before calling 911 to seek help, police say.

Disturbing Snapchat video emerges of a young boy randomly drop-kicking two little girls forcing them to fall on their faces

Snapchat video shows a young boy as he kicks a little girl's feet from underneath her forcing her to fall on concrete. In another clip he jumps and kicks a little girl down with both feet. It's unclear who the victims and suspect are, as well as who recorded the video.

Best-selling author Robert Harris, who wrote Pompeii, Engima and Fatherland, said slick television programmes are so easily available that they shove novels out of the limelight.

Airline passenger David Clyne Dutson, 58, was arrested for shoving an air hostess and refusing to fasten his seat belt on board a flight to Denver.

Jade Beall (pictured), of Tucson, Arizona, shared a photo of herself bleeding through her white pants, pointing out how women's natural functions are perceived as 'gross' and wanting to celebrate them.

Passive aggressive office notes revealed in funny pictures

Hilarious snaps shared on social media show how workers got their own back on the colleagues who were getting up to no good at work. Pictured clockwise from left: a colleague writes his apology in ketchup. Sarcasm is so rife in this office they keep track of it in funny signs. One worker was shamed for using the legendarily bad Comic Sans font. One angry woman labelled all the food that wasn't her's so she wouldn't have to share. A pair of co-workers debated whether Jesus would want them to share Diet Coke. Two Daves have a dispute over fridge drinks.

Police arrested 110 men in Bellevue, Washington, after an undercover sex sting operation. They set up a fake brothel and posted ads online to lure predators out.

Clearest images yet have emerged of Area 51, the sinister army base that has been at the center of alien conspiracy theories for decades

A pair of intrepid explorers have taken fascinating new images of one of the most closely-guarded US Army Bases of all time: supposed alien prison Area 51. Located out in the arid Nevada desert, Area 51 - a detachment of California's Edwards Air Force Base - was founded in 1955 to test the Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance plane. Since then, however, it has become the subject of numerous UFO sightings and has become inextricably linked in the public's mind with captive aliens and government conspiracies. Closed off to those without top-level security clearance, the site has largely remained a mystery - until now. Amateur alien investigators Tim and Tracey Doyle (bottom-right), who run YouTube channel UFO Seekers, made the 8,000-foot-high hike to the top of Tikaboo Peak - 25 miles east of the site - and used a super-long-distance lens to record these images. They included video of cars (circled, top-right) driving on the base's roads and runways.

A new image from the Gaia sky mapper reveals a look at a region that's relatively unclouded by interstellar dust, with a staggering stellar density of about 4.6 million stars per square degree.

Freddie P. Maliwacki Sr., a speedy 79-year-old driver, took police in upstate New York on a wild high speed chase that ended on a golf course.

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Historically black beaches that broke barriers

Beaches all along the east coast were established as predominantly African American because Jim Crow laws prohibited them from vacationing elsewhere. Some, like Highland Beach, Maryland, catered exclusively to the black elite in the Northeast. Others, such as Carr's Beach, held raucous parties that were the platform for the development of rhythm & blues and jazz genres. Due to post-Reconstruction and Jim Crow era racism, African Americans were prohibited from visiting most beaches that were open to the white public. With the formation of beaches that were entirely their own, black families could relax, learn to swim, and dance the night away in safe spaces - which paved the way for the African American identity in the United States and American culture as a whole.

Until fairly recently, the bath was the focus of most people's hygiene routine - but not any more it seems. Here, we detail the best way to tailor your washing for maximum well-being.

WARNING: Graphic content. Rio de Janeiro's Nova Iguacu Hospital opened its doors to a film crew for 24 hours to expose the scale of the firearm and knife attack crisis facing the city.

Matt Mika, who is still recovering from his injuries, described the moment James Hodgkinson opened fire at the baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia.

Sources speaking to Dutch tech site iCulture have claimed Apple's tenth anniversary iPhone which will be unveiled at the firm's campus in California will be called the iPhone X.

Summer Church, 16, and Roberto Ortiz and Jace Swinton, both 18, accused of murdering mixed martial arts fighter Aaron Rajman (pictured) have been held in a Palm Beach County jail.

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2016, file photo, Richard Spencer, who leads a movement that mixes racism, white nationalism and populism, speaks at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas. A lawsuit has been filed against Michigan State University after it denied a request to rent space on campus for Spencer to speak in September. Georgia State University student Cameron Padgett, who tried to rent the room, sued Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, alleging the university is violating Spencer's free speech. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Georgia State University student Cameron Padgett, 23, filed a lawsuit against Michigan State University after it denied a request to rent campus space to white nationalist Richard Spencer.

Stand and deliver! Woman who went grocery shopping stops to give birth as stunned onlookers rush to help 

Video footage shows the moment a woman in China gives birth standing on the street on September 2. Medical staff can be seen attending to the woman. After she delivered the child, she left the scene with her newborn in her arms.

Twenty-five criminals were arrested at a beer festival in Qingdao, China, after police used facial recognition technology to catch them. Cameras identified each suspect in under a second.

Ambrosia, a start-up based in San Fransisco, offers plasma infusions at $8,000 (£6,180) for just two litres. One of the most well-known executives turning to parabiosis is billionaire tech investor, Peter Thiel.

The untold story of the real Band of Brothers

The story of an unsung unit of Second Word War soldiers who stood alongside the infamous 'Band of Brothers' as they fought to the last man to repel Hitler's last major offensive has been released in a new book. Images reveal how this unknown band of brothers dug into fox holes in the middle of the snowy Ardennes forest as they waited for the German army to advance, while others show troops stood over the bodies of their fallen comrades. In another picture a soldier can be seen aiming his rifle at a group of German prisoners, moving them on as they walk with their hands over their heads. The images are found in a book called The 110th Holds in the Ardennes by Walter S. Zapotoczny Jr, which tells the tale of how the 110th infantry 28th division held a line through the Ardennes forest against Hitler's army.

A Maryland high school has banned a headdress worn during athletic events following complaints about it being offensive to Native Americans.

A teenager suffering from a severe brain disease has been tied up by his family for over 10 years. Photos were taken of Yang Jie, tied up on September 1.

Nazi loving property manager Neal Milano, 70, has been charged with harassment after yelling obscenities at and grabbing a former tenant at his Queens apartment block in New York City.

Researchers from Tilburg University in the Netherlands found that in the first four years of marriage, levels of both forgiveness and self-control increase (stock image).

It was found hiding in a cloud of molecular gas by Japanese astronomers using the Alma telescope 16,400 feet above sea level in the Andes in northern Chile.

'Its a really unfortunate problem that we have to fix': Utah nurse who was arrested by a cop for refusing to draw blood from an unconscious patient speaks out about how her experience with the law has 'resonated' with many people

The University of Utah nurse who was grabbed, manhandled and put in cuffs because she refused to act unethically has spoken out about her mistreatment. Alex Wubbels (pictured left on the Today show and top-right and bottom-right being arrested by Dr. Jeff Payne) was arrested at her workplace on July 26 after refusing to draw blood from an unconscious man at the demand of a police officer who had no probable cause or warrant - leading to her being arrested. 'I think this resonates with people all over, and that's a really unfortunate problem that we... have to fix,' she told the Today show.

Researchers found that eruptions from the West Antarctic's Mount Tahake volcano coincided with the onset of the most rapid widespread climate change in the Southern Hemisphere.

The researchers at DESY in Zeuthen, Germany analyzed data collected by Fermi's Large Area Telescope, revealing a total of 4547 bursts of gamma radiation, from hundreds of sources.

Insects contain more than twice as much protein per 100g as meat and fish, a fascinating graphic that uses data from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations has revealed.

America promotes propeller fighter planes in Afghanistan

The US might have access to the most cutting-edge war technology on the market, but sometimes the oldies really are the best. That certainly seems to be the case in Afghanistan, where the Air Force has turned to the propeller-powered fighter plane over the supersonic jet to tackle Taliban and ISIS insurgents. And the prop plane that they're giving props to? The Embraer A-29B Super Tucano (pictured above), a fighter first built in 1999 that has a vintage style and a powerful punch.

Researchers from the universities of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt believe the camera will help doctors track internal examinations as they occur, without having to rely on expensive X-rays.

The clip, filmed in an unknown location, shows the pet looking longingly into the lens of the camera as its human pal warbles the Whitney Houston track.

In the adorable clip from Botswana, one calf takes a roll on the ground before a friend the same size decides to join for a tumble. Both then struggle to get back up as they play around in the mud.

A police dog handler in Connecticut took the decision to have his K9 partner Hunter put down on Saturday, after it was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Liver cancer.

Mixologist Brian Means says fill a cocktail shaker with cream and and get shaking, as it will give you perfectly whipped cream every time in just one to two minutes. It's also a good workout!

Heart-melting video shows newborn panda grow from a hairless pink baby to the cutest little chap on earth who snuggles up to his mother on day 30

Adorable time-lapse footage of a baby Panda born in Beauval Zoo in Paris, has been release by zoo officials. The heart-warming footage shows the baby drink milk and cuddle its mum in captivating scenes.

Several vehicles and part of a temple were left buried under debris during the landslide in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh which was caused by heavy rainfall in the region.

The BBC World service channel has been dropped from Hong Kong's airwaves as of last night. It has been replaced by Chinese state media station China National Radio.

Trawlerman Alex Todd in Maine was left stunned when among his catch of the day he noticed a rare 'ghost' lobster staring back at him.

The bizarre moment was captured on camera in the middle of the day on a busy road in Asia. The footage begins as two boisterous bulls butt heads as pedestrians look on.

Is this the worst Airbnb guest EVER?

A devastated homeowner who rented her Parisian studio apartment on Airbnb returned to find it reduced to a 'squat', strewn with faeces and rubbish. Horrifying pictures posted on social media show the property littered with empty alcohol bottles, damaged furniture and soiled bed sheets. The homeowner, identified on the site as Laurie S, is now seeking compensation after the tenant caused some £10,000 worth of damage following the three-week stay. She also says her flat is now infested with insects, with a pungent smell leaving it uninhabitable.

The co-pilot of the Agusta A-109 had been watching three troops jump from the aircraft near Liège, Belgium - but then turned back to see the pilot was no longer in his seat and his door open.

The sun sets behind a 1950 Hughes Spartan travel trailer complete with pink flamingo and vintage El Dorado Cadillac parked by its side at the Shady Dell Trailer Court, Tuesday, April 25, 2017, in Bisbee, Ariz. Founded in 1927 and renamed the Shady Dell in the 1950's, the current travel court use vintage travel trailers as guest rooms. (AP Photo/Matt York)

The Shady Dell trailer court in Bisbee, Arizona, immediately transports tourists back in time. The spot has retro trailers, buses, and even a boat that serve as guest rooms in the popular destination.

This undated photo released by Italian Carabinieri shows a man identified as longtime fugitive Rocco Morabito prior to being arrested in a Montevideo, Uruguay. Italian authorities say a top 'ndrangheta crime syndicate boss, on the run since 1994, has been arrested in Uruguay where he had been living under a false name and with a forged Brazilian passport. Reggio Calabria Chief Prosecutor Federico Cafiero de Raho said Monday longtime fugitive Rocco Morabito played a big role in cocaine trafficking between South America and Milan, a distribution point for the drug to be sold elsewhere. The Calabria-based 'ndrangheta is one of the world's biggest cocaine traffickers. (Carabinieri via AP)

Mobster Rocco Morabito, on the run from Italy since 1994, has been arrested in Uruguay, where he was living under an alias and using a false Brazilian passport.

Glamorous Alina Kabaeva, 34, an Olympic gold medal winner in the Russian gymnastics team, wore the white gold band on her ring finger at an appearance in the Adriatic resort of Pesaro.

Researchers from the University of South Australia found people overestimate how much force is being applied to their back, suggesting feelings of stiffness are a protective response.

Woman tries Chris Pratt's Guardians Of The Galaxy workout

Jordan Shalhoub followed one of the workout routines given by the 38-year-old actor's personal trainer, who got him into shape for the 2014 movie, and documented the experience on her YouTube channel. She was inspired by an interview with Duffy Gaver, who worked with Pratt (inset) for five months and remodeled his physique thanks to a mix of bodybuilding and cardio. The workout Shalhoub tried combined both strength-based exercises and cardio, organized as rounds of four different movements performed one after the other, including weightlifting (top left) and box jumps (top right). Although she modified it to better fit her abilities, Shalhoub (pictured bottom left after her workout) still joked she was 'barely alive' and rested on the floor of her gym (bottom right).

Researchers from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia found babies who sleep in a different room to their parents are less likely to require feeding at night. Such parents find bedtime less difficult.

Researchers from Florida State University found selfie-takers manipulate camera angles when taking photos of themselves as an impression-management strategy.

Trio of fans purchases Earl Hamner Jr.'s childhood home

Earl Hamner Jr.'s childhood home has been purchased by a trio of fans (left). The house served as the inspiration for the television show The Waltons. The Schuyler, Virginia, house will stay open to the public and will have guided tours. Hamner (right) died of cancer in March 2016 and the house will remain a museum to honor his memory and the cast (inset).

A Florida family recorded the shocking moment a massive alligator blocked their path as they were hiking on Sunday. The video shows the reptile casually walking across the path before flopping down.

Based on DNA data of more than 250,000 people, the University of Pennsylvania research, published in Nature Genetics, adds to the basic understanding of both deadly ailments.

Strike it unlucky! Neighbor yells in panic as lightning bolt blasts a tree but misses a house... moments before tons of timber smash onto its roof 

This is the moment that a lightning bolt blasted a tree sending tons of wood smashing onto the roof of a Canadian hunting lodge. In the dramatic clip a bolt strikes the towering timber with an explosive flash breaking off several branches - but just missing the hut. But suddenly the tree splits and heavy blocks of wood plunge down towards the lodge below. When the splintered timber hits, the building's roof is completely smashed as the man filming the video can not help but swear and yell in shock. The video was filmed by employee Oliver Dorion at the Bryson Lake Lodge in Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Quebec.

A video posted online shows an adorable black cat noticing a feline clock and then trying to match its own tail with the swinging pendulum. After getting distracted, the cat returns to its mission.

A herd of male giraffe were at a watering hole in the Southern Kruger National Park in northeastern South Africa when they spotted a female and charged towards her.

Researchers from the University of Amsterdam believe that changes in the gut microbiome caused by breastfeeding influences a young person's immune system, which determines their later asthma risk.

Adults who see a purpose in their life are less likely to lose their grip strength or walking speed, Harvard University scientists found. Both physical factors occur naturally with aging.

The brides not allowed to smile on their big day: Brokered by the president himself, Tajikistan's wedding of the year takes place but the star of the show looks like she'd rather be anywhere else

The wedding of Marjona Hudoidodova, 22, and Saidsho Asrorov, 23, was a unique event, as the arranged marriage had been ordered by Tajikistan's all-powerful dictator Emomali Rahmon. Mr Asrorov, a passionate Rahmon supporter, had been approached by the dictator at a political even and when Rahmon found out he was unmarried, he ordered the local Muslim 'matchmaking committee' to find him a wife. Ms Hudoidodova can be seen looking absolutely miserable in her wedding photos, however looks can be deceiving, and it is in fact frowned upon in Tajik culture for a bride to smile, or even make eye-contact with her husband-to-be.

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Ireland's Civil War in colourised photographs

The Irish Civil War was a conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and came alongside the establishment of the Irish Free State, an entity independent from the United Kingdom but within the British Empire. The civil war was waged between two opposing groups, Irish republicans and Irish nationalists, over the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Rare photographs show soldiers of the Irish Free State Army (main) taking a break in the capital city Dublin and a soldier in a firing position carrying a grenade launcher (bottom right). They also show the funeral procession of Michael Collins (top right) - the revolutionary leader killed in an ambush during the Irish Civil War.

The British concentration camps took the lives of almost ten per cent of the Boer population at the time although unlike the Nazi camps, there were no executions of innocent people.

Mother Of Daughters, Courtney Adamo and Mother Pukka were among the names who came under fire during a discussion on Mumsnet for their perfectly curated Instagram feeds.

Drunk man is trampled to death by an elephant after trying to take a SELFIE with the wild animal

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. Ashok Bharti, 50, had reportedly been drinking alcohol before approaching the lone elephant near Kuanrmunda, Odisha state, eastern India. However, as he tried to take a selfie with the elephant, the animal charged at him, leaving Mr Bharti running for his life. The incident was caught on video, filmed by onlookers from a safe distance, and sees Mr Bharti tripping as he tries to flee the elephant. The elephant then runs over Mr Bharti, from Rourkela, Odisha, and injured him so severely that he later died.

   

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Tsar wars! Incredible Russian-made hoverbikes like the speeders in Return of the Jedi will cost around $50,000 when they hit the market next year 

Breath-taking footage has emerged of a Russian flying motorbike taking to the skies. The HoverBike S3 funded by Vnesheconombank bank will be more than £40,000 when it goes on sale next year. The super-bike has already received a lot of pre-orders from Asia and the Middle East.

The journey starts in a sleepy-looking coastal village in Averøy but soon viewers are out on the Atlanterhavsvegen - or Atlantic Ocean Road - heading to Norway's mainland.

Video footage shows the moment a man was caught carrying seven gas tanks on his motorbike while playing on his phone. The footage was taken on September 3 in Nanjing, China.

Research from the University of Miami found that although women spent more time playing their game they treated it like a hobby where the objective was to have fun and not win.

The race is on! Man's cruise through a city centre on his electric skateboard becomes epic dash for victory against an OAP in her mobility scooter - but who do YOU think will win?

The contest, filmed in east Asia, was a real nail-biter with both sides taking the lead at times. Footage of the moment begins with the young man talking to the camera, which he holds with a selfie stick while riding through the streets. But then the woman in the mobility scooter comes zooming up behind him before overtaking as they cross the road. Realising he has been challenged to 'the race of the century' the gobsmacked skateboarder exclaims:  'Oh my God, we're getting schooled.'

   

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