A single rose for the man who brought terror to Boston: Bomber is secretly buried in Muslim cemetery in Virginia by Christian woman who claimed his body because 'Jesus says to love our enemies'

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A Christian woman has revealed that she helped authorities coordinate the secret burial this week of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev (right) in a Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Virginia. 'Jesus says [to] love our enemies,' Martha Mullen (right), 48, told the Boston Globe's Wesley Lowery in an exclusive interview. 'So I was sitting in Starbucks and thought, maybe I'm the one person who needs to do something.' Tsarnaev was buried (center) under a shroud of secrecy Wednesday evening at the Al-Barzakh Cemetery in central Virginia, about 15 miles from Richmond.

Ohio kidnap victim Michelle Knight is staying with fellow captive Gina DeJesus as she is refusing to see her mother after her release from hospital

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Michelle became the third and final victim to leave the hospital where she was being treated for the physical and mental abuse she endured over ten years allegedly at the hands of Ariel Castro.

Ohio kidnap suspect Ariel Castro IS the father of Amanda Berry's six-year-old daughter, DNA tests confirm

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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said in a news release this morning that state lab technicians worked through the night to confirm that the child born in captivity belonged to Castro.

'Hero' paramedic who helped recover bodies from Texas fertilizer blast and spoke at memorial to victims is arrested for having a BOMB

Public grief: At last month's public memorial for the 12 people killed responding to the fire, Bryce Reed (pictured) gave a heartfelt and often humorous eulogy for his close friend Cyrus Reed (not related)

Bryce Reed (pictured at the memorial service and, inset, in his police mugshot) spoke to the media frequently in the days following the blast. in West, Texas.

Investigators have 'growing evidence' that Boston bombers 'slit throats of three men and dumped marijuana across their bodies in gruesome unsolved murder'

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Officials said forensic evidence could tie Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to the killings of three men, who were found with their throats slit in a Waltham, Massachusetts house in September 2011.

Two of three Ohio missing teen boys found DEAD and third is arrested

Missing: Blake Romes is a white male, 6' 1

Ohio brothers Blaine Romes, 14, and Blake Aaron Romes, 17, were found dead on Thursday afternoon, hours after police issued an Amber Alert for their disappearance.

'He's an inveterate, world-class liar:' Ex-wife of Guardian Angels founder sues him $1.4 million over child support payments that he gave to his 'mistress'

Mary Sliwa (right) has accused her former husband Curtis Sliwa (left) of giving excessive child support payments to Queens politician Melinda Katz

Mary Sliwa has accused her former husband Curtis Sliwa of giving excessive child support payments to Queens politician Melinda Katz, whom he fathered two children with.

Cannes 'luxury prostitutes' earn $40,000 PER NIGHT on million-dollar yachts during annual film festival

Targeting luxury yachts: Some of the 'luxury prostitutes' fly into Cannes from Paris, London, Venezuela, Brazil, Morocco and Russia to take advantage of the film festival

According to Lebanese businessman, Elie Nahas, who was arrested in 2007 for running a Cannes prostitution ring, the money call girls make is bigger than most people realize.

Quite a temper! Millionaire hedge fund widow who was cleared of foul play in death of husband flips the bird at basketball star

Filomena Tobias flips the bird at Bulls player Joakim Noah

An image captured of Filomena Tobias thrusting her middle finger at Chicago Bulls player, Joakim Noah as he was ejected from the court has taken the internet by storm. The provocative gesture came after Noah voiced his objection to a call made against a teammate by a referee during the tense Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals.

OJ Simpson blames his lawyer for his robbery and kidnap conviction as he seeks a new trial

OJ Simpson is seeking a new trial to overturn his 2008 conviction for kidnap and robbery, claiming his lawyer botched the case

OJ Simpson is seeking a new trial from a Nevada court, alleging that his lawyer was to blame for his conviction five years ago

'I miss your face but winning boobs are... good Lord!' TV anchor accidentally tweets message meant for mystery girl to all his Twitter followers

SportsNet New York anchor Kirk Gimenez accidentally tweeted what was supposed to be a direct message to all his followers on Thursday night - and quickly deleted his account to cover his tracks

SportsNet New York anchor Kirk Gimenez tweeted last night: 'I always miss ur face but winning boobs are .. well... good Lord! You don't have Ike, but you've got me. Wish u would meet me in 5! dios mio.'

Is a new Craigslist killer on the loose? Father-of-two shot dead in his car selling a Samsung tablet he had advertised on site

Gunned down: Felix DeJesus III, 40, of Cromwell was killed selling a Samsung tablet he had advertised on Craigslist

Felix DeJesus III, 40, of Cromwell, Connecticut dies from a single gunshot to the head after going to meet a man in nearby Hartford who had called repeatedly wanting to buy the electronic gadget.

The deadly household plant that teens are using to get high and kills hundreds each year

Deadly drug: Datura kills hundreds of people a year, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Thousands of others, the group says, are treated for Datura poisoning each year.

Datura Stramonium, also known as 'Jimson Weed,' is a wild plant that grows across the U.S. It also can make a person hallucinate for several days - and even die.

Body of Mall of America store manager, 30, is found in Mississippi River two months after 'she was murdered by her husband'

The body of Kira Trevino was spotted in the river in downtown St Paul by a passerby on Wednesday afternoon. Her husband was arrested for her murder shortly after she disappeared in February.

The body of Kira Trevino was spotted in the river in downtown St Paul by a passerby on Wednesday afternoon - more than two months after she vanished in February. Her husband was arrested for her murder after police searched the couple's home and found 'copious amounts of blood'. The couple had both told family members that they were having marital problems.

And would your horse like fries too, sir? Hilarious pictures capture the bizarre clientele at McDonald's across America

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The collection of strange things occurring at McDonald's across the country was compiled by Buzzfeed and show everything from customers with horse heads on to customers ON horses.

Republican senator and liberal columnist hint at impeachment for Obama over Benghazi 'cover-up'

Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) speaks during a news conference to announce a plan to defund the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare

Left and right both see blood in the water over an alleged terror plot cover-up, as Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe and Daily Beast correspondent Michael Tomasky both raise the specter of charges against President Obama

State Department had a direct hand in revising the official story on Benghazi terror attack, new documents show

State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland's emails show that the agency, then headed by Hillary Clinton, had a direct hand in altering the official story on the Benghazi terror attack

Despite the White House's denials, new email evidence suggests that the administration's State Department had a direct hand in obscuring the cause of a terror attack on the U.S. consulate and the deaths of four Americans.

Inside the town that 'caught Tourette's': New documentary charts the fear, panic and suspicion of teenage girls and their families afflicted by mystery syndrome

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The town of LeRoy, New York, made headlines early last year when a growing number of teenage girls began developing tics and twitches that closely resembled Tourette's syndrome. A total of 19 girls at LeRoy High School, as well as one adult, exhibited symptoms, and some remain afflicted to this day. Now, a new documentary charts the fear, panic and suspicion of the families involved, as the bizarre affliction took hold of an increasing number of people in the community, and media coverage spiraled out of control.

America's redneck towns revealed: The cities that are full of 'gun-toting, cowboy-boot wearing, country bumpkins'

Nashville, Tennessee - home to country and western music - is the fourth most redneck city in the United States, according to an unscientific survey

Rednecks, heavily concentrated around the southern states, are 'the folks who you run into at Wal-Mart at 1am' who treat NASCAR as their religion, says a real estate site.

Carnival cruise ship 'curse': Boyfriend died as he plunged into sea to rescue his girl after she fell overboard as ship prepared to dock in Australia

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Paul Rossington, 30, and Kristen Schroder, 27, were discovered missing when the Carnival Spirit liner docked in Sydney yesterday, a day after they fell from the ship off the New South Wales coast.

The 7-minute workout that is as beneficial as a long run and weights session

The Seven Minute Workout: The new exercise regime is very prescriptive in terms of the exercises you should do, the order in which you should do them and the length of time spent between each

Scientists at the American College of Sports Medicine Health & Fitness have devised a simple workout that requires just a chair and a wall. The 12 exercises are most effective if you carry them out the in the correct order with a 10 second break between each

Mom turns to WebMD instead of 911 after son is shot and waits SEVEN HOURS to take him to the hospital

Shocking: Deborah Tagle, 55, is accused of Googling how to treat a gunshot instead of calling 911 after her teen son was shot at their Santa Fe, Texas home

Deborah Tagle of Santa Fe, Texas is accused of doing a web search for how to treat bullet wounds instead of calling 911 after her teenage son was accidentally shot.

Smoke jumpers accidentally land in Oregon marijuana field

Authorities discovered more than 1,000 marijuana plants in the forest in rural Oregon

A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season.

Harry meets America's wounded war heroes: Prince comforts fellow soldiers who lost limbs during emotional visit to Walter Reed National Military Center

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Harry's visit to the the Walter Reed National Military Center in Maryland came on the second day of his week-long U.S. tour, which kicked off with visits to Capitol Hill and the White House yesterday, before he paid his respects to fallen soldiers at Arlington Cemetery in Virginia this morning.

Colorado will tax legalized marijuana at 25 per cent - 5 per cent MORE than cigarettes

Colorado has become one of the first states to tax and regulate the sale of legal marijuana. The legislature has passed a 15 per cent tax on pot, more than the tax on a pack of cigarettes.

Colorado has become one of the first states to tax and regulate the sale of legal marijuana. The legislature has passed a 15 per cent tax on pot, more than the tax on a pack of cigarettes

Pictured: The female jogger mauled to death by pack of pit bulls in Los Angeles

Attacked: Pamela Devitt was killed by the pack of dogs while jogging near her home in Littlerock

Pamela Devitt, 62, has died from her wounds on the way to hospital. Authorities have now impounded the eight dogs - six pit bulls and two mixed breeds - which attacked her while she was jogging on Thursday morning.

Gatsby's heartbreaker: How F. Scott Fitzgerald's fatal obsession with his first love inspired his epic tale of jealousy and greed

Their love affair never had a chance - but it inspired America's greatest romantic novel and now a new film tipped to sweep every awards ceremony: The Great Gatsby

Their love affair never had a chance - but it inspired America's greatest romantic novel and now a new film tipped to sweep every awards ceremony: The Great Gatsby (main picture). F. Scott Fitzgerald (bottom left) never stopped worshipping Ginevra King (top left), his first love. She captivated his heart when he was a 19-year-old at Yale and she was just 16, in her second year at boarding school.

EXCLUSIVE: 'My dad should be executed': Kidnap suspect's own daughter calls for him to be given the death penalty for 'locking up her best friend for 10 years'

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Arlene Castro said that her father Ariel should be executed for what he did to the women, including Gina DeJesus, who was Arlene's best friend.

EXCLUSIVE: Ariel Castro kept a dark-skinned mannequin with a blonde wig which he used to drive around with in his car - and used it to shove ex-wife down the stairs

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Ariel Castro would take a nude dark-skinned mannequin with a blonde wig everywhere he went with him to get attention and because he liked it by his side, relatives told MailOnline.

Ohio kidnap suspect’s family 'pack their bags and flee' as mother apologizes 'for what my son has done'

 Marisol Alicea, believed to be kidnapper Ariel Castro's sister

Marisol Alicea, believed to be alleged kidnapper Castro's sister, was picked up by their mother, Lillian Rodriguez, from her home in Cleveland, Ohio.

Cleveland 'kidnapper' Ariel Castro told police he was a cold-blooded sex addict who could not control his impulses

Locked up: Brothers Onil, Pedro and Ariel Castro (l-r) were all arrested on kidnapping charges after it is believed that they held three young women at a Cleveland home for ten years

The news came after prosecutors revealed they will likely seek the death penalty if extra charges are filed in relation to the termination of his victim's pregnancies.

The ghost town that's risen from its watery grave: Haunting pictures of lost Argentinian city 28 years after it was destroyed by flood

People come to see the rusted hulks of automobiles and furniture, crumbled homes and broken appliances

Epecuen was once a bustling little lakeside resort, where 1,500 people served 20,000 tourists a season. During Argentina's golden age, the same trains that carried grain to the outside world brought visitors from the capital to relax in Epecuen's saltwater baths and spas. Then, on November 10, 1985, a heavy rainstorm followed a series of wet winters, and the lake overflowed its banks. Water burst through a retaining wall and spilled into the lakeside streets. People fled with what they could, and within days their homes were submerged under nearly 33 feet of corrosive saltwater.

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Now YOU can fly in presidential style: Air Force One plane used between 1975 and 2005 up for auction for just $50,000

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The Government Services Administration is organizing the auction for the McDonnell Douglas DC9-32, currently stored at an airport in Mesa, Arizona, and the bidding starts on May 15. The starting bid for the aircraft is $50,000. Spanning the administration of six U.S. Presidents, the plane was assigned to the 89th Airlift Wing at the Andrews Naval Air Facility in Maryland, from February 1975 to September 2005.

How working women make $443,360 less than men over a lifetime (and it would take an additional 12 YEARS to break even)

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According to the National Women's Law Center, this discrepancy means women would have to work for an additional 12 years in order to catch up with men.

Father 'gave prostitute crack for sex while baby sat in back of his car'

Silvestre Ramirez, picture here, was arrested in Florida after he was caught engaging in sexual acts with a prostitute in his car while his infant child sat in the backseat

Silvestre Ramirez, picture above, was arrested in West Palm Beach Florida, for having sexual relations with a prostitute in his car while his two-year old son sat in the back seat

'If I have learned any truth, it's that absolutely anything is possible': Barefoot Bandit who outran police for two years in stolen cars, boats and planes pens bizarre letter to the court

Confession: Colton Harris-Moore, right, known as the 'Barefoot Bandit,' pleaded guilty to burglary on Wednesday. His two-year fugitive chase captivated a nation

Colton Harris-Moore, 22, who is jailed in Skagit County, Washington, has released a letter about how he intends to have a 'beautiful life' after he pleaded guilty to an international burglary spree this week.

IRS apologizes for 'harassing' conservative groups who mentioned 'tea party' or 'patriot'

Apology: Lois Lerner (pictured) heads the IRS unit that oversees tax-exempt groups

Lois Lerner (pictured), who heads the IRS unit that oversees tax-exempt groups in the U.S., said organizations that included the words 'tea party' or 'patriot' in applications were singled out.

National ID system comes a step closer to reality after 'plan for biometric database of all Americans' is revealed

Privacy experts fear

The immigration bill under review in the Senate Judiciary Committee could mandate the creation of a national biometric database to identify residents in the U.S.

From retreating glaciers to man-made islands off the coast of Dubai: The incredible animations that reveal how much our planet has changed in just 28 YEARS

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They are a breathtaking visualisation of just how quickly our planet is changing. Google has released these astonishing images showing data collected from the Landsat satellite from 1984 until 2012.They reveal everything from man's impact on the desert as Las Vegas expands to the emergence of man-made islands resembling palm trees and a map of the world in Dubai (pictured).

'It's like warfare': Desperate manhunt in 'Jurassic Park' forest for husband who killed his wife and two young daughters

Shane Franklyn Miller.

Police are still frantically searching for hane Franklyn Miller who is suspected of killing his wife and young daughters, aged 4 and 8, in Shingletown, a remote town in Northern California.

The Washington Redskins will NEVER change their name, insists owner as he breaks silence on 'racist' term

Speaking out: Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has insisted the team will never change their name

Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins, has insisted that the name of the team will never change despite growing controversy over its origins as a derogatory term for Native Americans.

Three patients of dentist who used rusty instruments and reused needles are confirmed to have HIV

Three patients from an Oklahoma dentist who is accused of keeping his clinics in 'unsanitary conditions' have tested positive for HIV. 7,000 patients have been advised to get tested and so far a further 74 have been diagnosed with hepatitis..

Three patients from an Oklahoma dentist who is accused of keeping his clinics in 'unsanitary conditions' have tested positive for HIV.

Redheads are at increased risk of skin cancer even if they DON'T spend time in the sun

Scientists have discovered that the production of red hair pigment causes an increased risk of melanoma

Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital have discovered that the production of red hair pigment causes an increased risk of melanoma.

How NOT to do the Harlem Shake: Teens' version of internet craze goes horribly wrong when gas can explodes

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Shot in a garage, the guy starts off the video by doing the Harlem Shake on the hood of a car, which for some reason has a red gas canister on it. His friend in the background tries to set off some fire pyrotechnics to go with the dance - created by New York electronic musician Harry Bauer Rodrigues.

'Wearable robots' are allowing paralysed patients once unable to move to walk again

Michael Gore, 42, injured his spine and was left unable to walk. But thanks to new 'wearable robots' being developed, he is now able to stand up and walk on his own

Scientists at the annual American Spinal Injury Association meeting showcased groundbreaking technology that allowed people with serious spinal injuries to walk again.

Disease with no cure ravages Florida citrus fruit crop

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A bacterial disease called citrus greening that causes fruit to fall uselessly off trees by the bushel has swept Florida as growers fear the tree-killer will decimate the industry.

Is digital dumping more difficult? Researchers find Facebook makes it harder to get over a breakup as a third of us can't bring ourselves to delete digital memories

Of the 24 people, aged between 19 and 34, studied in a recent online study from the University of California, half said they deleted digital memories immediately following a breakup.

Research from the University of California, Santa Cruz has found that social networking sites such as Facebook, Tumblr and Flickr are making it harder than ever to get over a breakup.

Gone but NOT forgotten: 'Deleted' Snapchat photos are stored on your phone and can be easily downloaded, forensics firm claims

The Snapchat app is meant to be a way of sending short-lived images and videos, which are automatically deleted after 10 seconds.

A forensics firm in Utah has discovered a way to find so-called deleted pics sent via Snapchat on Android devices.

Baseball kiss-cam row was a HOAX: Woman seen dumping drink on her boyfriend WORKS for the team

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A Fresno television station reporter (left inset, center) says that the woman in the viral video, Kelly Henderson, (far left), is in fact an employee of the Fresno Grizzlies baseball team and that the whole thing was just a made-up skit with boyfriend Daniel (left inset, far right) to get laughs.

Montana University treated football players like 'gods' and 'let them get away with anything', including rape, shocking investigation reveals

Gods? According to a Justice Department report, various members of the University of Montana's football team accused of sexual assault or harassment have not been sufficiently investigated by campus police

The claims were made in a report initiated in 2012 by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights.

Grandson of Malcolm X 'beaten to death in robbery' in Mexico 15 years after he was jailed for starting fire which killed his grandmother

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Malcolm X's grandson Malcolm Shabazz died in Mexico on Thursday at the age of 28. The man, whose mother was the activist's second daughter Qubilah, was reportedly killed during a robbery.

Woman, 21, fighting for her life after falling down elevator shaft in New York's Upper East Side

First responders were called to the building on East 82nd Street near Second Avenue about 12:46 a.m., he said.

Paramedics were called to the building - on the Upper East Side of Manhattan - around 12.46am. .It took nearly two hours before the woman, who has not been named, could be removed.

Man electrocuted when he shot down power line then picked up the live cable in attempt to steal it

Dalton Newhouse, 22, from Oak Hill, West Virginia, died instantly when he picked up a live power line he'd just shot down

The man, who has not yet been named by the authorities in West Virginia, was killed instantly when he touched the live cable, which sent thousands of volts pulsing through his body.

Swimming with the sharks: Hawaiian free-diver creates stunning pictures by getting close up to Great Whites

The money shot: Kimi grabs onto the sharks dorsal fin for a ride!

It's not your average dip in the ocean. Kimi Werner, a native of Hawaii, decided to get up close and personal with none other than a Great White shark. In the clear blue waters of the Pacific, Kimi glides up to the shark as if taking a piggy back from a friend... and lives to tell the tale!

Pneumonia killed 'Stonewall' Jackson and not a gunshot wound, it's revealed on 150th anniversary of his death

Mystery: Historians have spent 150 years debating what finally caused the death of Thomas J 'Stonewall' Jackson

Confederate fighter Thomas J 'Stonewall' Jackson died several days after he shot three times while returning from scouting enemy lines in the Virginia wilderness on May 2, 1863.

Cardinal reveals 'shock' at declining health of Pope Emeritus Benedict that has left him 'half his previous size'

This picture taken last week shows Pope emeritus Benedict, left, being welcomed by Pope Francis as he returns at the Vatican from the pontifical summer residence of Castel Gandolfo

A German cardinal who visited him said he was 'shocked' at how his state of health had deteriorated.

Whole Foods labels vegan salads as CHICKEN in 15 stores as food watchdog issues warning over 'life threatening' allergic reactions

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The mislabeled salads - a curried chicken salad and a vegan curried 'chick'n' salad - were sold in 15 stores in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, Whole Foods said.

Billionaire Spanx founder Sara Blakely to donate HALF of her fortune to charity

Paying it forward: Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx, is the first female to join Warren Buffett and Bill Gates¿ Giving Pledge

The 42-year-old, who owns 100per cent of her privately held company and recently topped a list of America's 50 Most Powerful Mothers, told Forbes: 'I've always wanted to do something like this'.

Yuck! Adorable video of children trying different foods for the very first time

Saatchi & Saatchi's 'First Taste' video

Made by Saatchi & Saatchi, The First Taste was inspired when a creative director at the company's Australian branch watched his own daughter try a gherkin. The video focuses on seven toddlers and infants as they try sophisticated foods such as pickled onions, olives, anchovies and Vegemite.

International Space Station leaking vital coolant – situation described as 'serious, but not life-threatening'

Crew noticed white flakes of ammonia leaking out of the station on Thursday

Astronauts have discovered a leak of ammonia coolant in the power system which appears to be coming from where there had previously been a leak in 2007.

'Christian' heavy metal band singer CHARGED for 'paying hitman $1000' to kill his wife

Frontman of As I Lay Dying, Tim Lambesis, 32, is accused of handing over $1,000 in cash to an undercover police officer to pay for his wife Meggan Lambesis to be killed

Frontman of As I Lay Dying, Tim Lambesis, 32, is accused of handing over $1,000 in cash to an undercover police officer to pay for his wife Meggan Lambesis to be killed.

Why living near a busy road could be dangerous for your child's health: Traffic pollution linked to diabetes risk

The children studied will be monitored over the next 15 years to see if they develop diabetes

Living near a busy road and increased levels of pollution from cars and lorries significantly raised the risk of insulin resistance in ten-year-olds, scientists found.

Texting at the wheel kills more teenagers every year than drink-driving, study reveals

Lethal: Texting while driving has become the biggest cause of teen deaths in America - killing more than 3,000 teenagers every year (stock image)

More than 3,000 teenagers are killed every year across America in car crashes caused by texting while driving compared to 2,700 from drink driving.

New York's tower of strength: Historic moment as spire is placed on 1,776ft World Trade Center to make it the tallest building in Western Hemisphere

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The silver spire topping One World Trade Center has been fully installed on the building's roof, bringing the iconic structure to its full, symbolic height of 1,776 feet. The spire's installation was completed Friday morning, after pieces of it had been transported to the roof of the building last week. Construction workers below applauded the milestone.

How did water from Earth end up on the moon? Scientist's analysis of lunar rocks find moisture is identical to our own

Imported water: Scientists believe water found on the Moon is the same as here on Earth

The findings, from an analysis of lunar rocks, raise new questions about the process that formed the Moon because it would mean water has been there all along.

'My father is dead to me': Son of finance executive who stole $215million vows to 'move on' as he starts up new online business

Russell Wasendorf Jr. says he cannot forgive his father for stealing millions of dollars from his clients

Russell Wasendorf Jr., who ran Peregrine Financial Group with his father for nearly 20 years, says he cannot forgive him for this crimes.

Doga: The Costa Rican yoga for dogs and their owners where everyone can do the downward facing dog

Working out: A doga devotee holds her dog in the air as she stretches

Marcela Castro, 29, from San Jose, Costa Rica, has been running Doga classes for 3 years after taking one of her six dogs to a yoga class with her.

Owning a dog can make you healthier: Walking your pet and companionship from them can 'decrease risk of heart disease'

Dog owners have healthier hearts than people who don¿t have pets, research suggests

The American Heart Association reviewed studies from around the world and concluded pet ownership, particularly dog ownership, 'is probably associated with a decreased risk of heart disease'.

'I never dreamed I'd see the daylight again': Seamstress weeps with relief as she is rescued from rubble SEVENTEEN days after Bangladesh clothing factory collapsed killing more than 1,000

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The woman, named Reshma, was trapped in the basement of the eight-storey Rana Plaza, it has been reported. She has not suffered significant injuries and has been given food and water by rescuers. More than two weeks after the accident, bodies are still being pulled from the rubble as the number of people confirmed to have been killed had reached 1,038. The workers there made clothes for familiar High Street brands including Primark and Matalan in the UK, and Spanish label Mango.

South Korean president fires her press secretary after he 'groped an embassy intern's buttocks during Washington DC trip'

Yoon Chang-jung, a now-former spokesman for South Korean President Park Geun-hye, was fired after he allegedly groped a female intern after a night of drinking at a Washington, D.C. hotel

Spokesman Yoon Chang-jung, 56, was sacked and sent home in disgrace. Metropolitan Washington Police have confirmed that they investigated a 'misdemeanor sexual assault'

Transsexual who appeared in Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator arrested for 'making death threats to husband's mistress'

Allegations: Victoria Beltran, 34, a transsexual actress who starred in Sacha Baron Cohen¿s film The Dictator

Victoria Beltran, 34, phoned her husband's colleague Katarzyna Sakowicz after deciding the pair were having an affair.

Italian gynaecologist talks 17-year-old out of abortion so he can deliver baby and sell it for £21,000

Dr Andrea Cozzolino, 57, is accused of having persuaded a teenager to have her baby and then selling it to a childless couple for £21,000

The gynaecologist, Andrea Cozzolino, 57, is said to have sold the infant to a 54-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman for €25,000 (£21,000) after delivering the student's baby in a hospital near Naples.

Could magnets in the iPad TURN OFF heart implants? Study by 14-year-old science student warns of health risks

A study by a 14-year-old student from California has found that the magnets built into the iPad2, designed to hold covers in place for example, can interfere with certain defibrillators fitted to heart patients

A 14-year-old science student from California has found that the magnets in second generation iPads can, in some cases, interfere with heart devices and accidentally turn them off.

Terrified cinema-goers call 911 after actors dressed as armed gunmen arrive at movie theater for 'Iron Man 3' publicity stunt

A Missouri movie theater horrified patrons last weekend with a twisted publicity stunt involving actors dressed as armed gunmen

The stunt, which was meant to promote the opening of 'Iron Man 3' at Capital 8 Theaters in Jefferson City, prompted several 911 calls. Law enforcement who responded to the scene said they were expecting to find a mass shooting.

Moment that led to U.S. border agent being accused of strangling Mexican immigrant captured on newly released video

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U.S. Border Patrol Agent Luis Fonseca is in court in San Diego this week, accused of choking, kneeing and abusing a detained Mexican immigrant in 2011.

Carbon dioxide levels reach all-time high prompting new warnings about climate change

Danger: Carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere is now at a record high 400 parts per million, and now experts warn of the risks of climate change

Carbon dioxide levels have reached its highest throughout human history, and is now at a record high 400 parts per million, recent monitoring figures show.

The end of stitches? Surgeons pioneer 'human welding' technique using lasers and gold

Welding wounds together using lasers improves the healing time and reduces the chances of permanent scarring.

American scientists have successfully tested a gold-based solder that can be welded onto surgical wounds using lasers. It could provide an alternative to stitches and sutures.

Eating peppers twice a week could reduce the risk of Parkinson's Disease by a THIRD

Eating peppers twice a week could help reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's disease by up to a third

Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle, U.S., found that foods that contain an edible form of nicotine give some protection against the condition.

Life after meth: Photos reveal former user's astounding RECOVERY after eight years being ravaged by the drug

A photo that shows a former meth user's dramatic improvement in appearance after quitting the drug has gone viral. Shanna White's photos show her being on the drug for eight years and then after being clean for six years.

A photo that shows a former meth user's dramatic improvement in appearance after quitting the drug has gone viral. Shanna White's photos show her being on the drug for eight years and then after being clean for six years. The photo has received more than 160,000 'likes' on Facebook.

   

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Extraordinary video of student drinking a beer through her EAR

A young female drinker has apparently achieved the astonishing feat of drinking a pint of beer through her ear in a video posted on the Czech Beer Festival's Facebook page

There have been numerous drinking games invented over the years - but a young female drinker has apparently achieved the astonishing feat of drinking a pint of beer through her ear in a video posted on the Czech Beer Festival's Facebook page. The video lasts just one minute and 53 seconds and appears to show the woman slowly slurping the beer in gulps through her ear.

Growing up behind bars: The tragic children born to women incarcerated in a filthy, overcrowded El Salvador prison

Bleak future: Children born inside the prison live with their mothers until they turn five years old, after which they are released to their relatives or handed over to the state

Some 1,700 women are serving time at the Ilopango prison just outside San Salvador, 300 of them mothers who live with their kids until they turn 5 years old, after which they will be released to their relatives or handed over to the state.

Terrifying photographs show the moment suspected Triad gang launches machete attack on Chinese property developer

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Property developer Lu Qin, 43, was driving through Pingdingshan in Henan province when two cars stopped in front of him, forcing his car to slow down.

Bart Simpson, Mickey Mouse and 'crabonated coke': North Korea's bizarre imitation of iconic American goods

North Korea

Despite dictator Kim Jon Un's fiery rhetoric, it seems his communist country is still desperate to imitate Western culture. From bottles of 'crabonated' cola, to Bart Simpson t-shirts and Nike baseball caps, these not-quite-perfect copies of iconic American products can be found dotted throughout the desperately poor communist state.

Woman caught stealing 150 ornaments from graves after police found them decorating her front yard

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Debra Farinella was arrested Thursday on charges she stole nearly 150 items from the graves at a St. Cloud, Florida cemetery which she used to decorate her yard. Police showed up to her house with a warrant this week when she was seen at the Mount Peace Cemetery, but they say they didn't even have to go inside because most of the items like angels, planters, and statues were adorning the 57-year-old's lawn.

Russia's show of strength: Vladimir Putin flexes military muscle with massive army display to marks 68th anniversary of victory over Nazis

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Fighter jets screamed over Red Square and heavy tanks rumbled over its cobblestones as Russia flexed today its military muscle on the anniversary of its costly victory over Nazi Germany in the Second War War.

'Ich bin ein Berliner': Stunning black and white photos immortalize JFK's historic trip to Berlin 50 years ago

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John F. Kennedy made history with a speech that began 'Ich bin ein Berliner' in 1963 when he addressed a crowd of 120,000 West Berliners in front of the Schöneberg Rathaus. 'All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner,' said Kennedy after a rapturous ovation that welcomed him to the podium.

   

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