Bankrupt 70s heartthrob Cassidy sells mansion
David Cassidy, who starred on 'The Partridge Family', had to sell the Florida home after a series of personal problems. 'I deal with depression, anxiety' »
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VIDEO: Homeless man gives his life to save a hostage
Erasmo Francisco Rodrigues de Lima was shot while freeing a woman held at gunpoint in Brazil. His act of altruism is being hailed worldwide.
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Private Detective Caught Man’s Wife Having Sex With His Own Teenage Son
A private detective who was hired to follow a man’s was shocked to discover her having sex with his OWN son. Amber Telford, 33, last week pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual activity with a minor after she was caught out having sex with a 17-year-old boy. Telford’s husband had hired the PI to track his wife’s movements and the he found them lying naked together at the dance studio where Telford taught.
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Homeowner Who Rented Out House While She Travelled Abroad Finds It 'Trashed' By Tenants On Return
A woman has returned from five years in South America to find her home wrecked and her tenants refusing to move out. Claire Deane, 34, found that instead of her home in Gravesend, Kent, being thoroughly cleaned and empty as promised by her letting agents, the tenants were still there - and the house was “ruined”. Claire says that Gravesend’s Property Shop Estate Agents - who she paid over £6000 to look after her home - led her to believe that regular checks had been carried out and all was in order.
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2 men charged with assaulting Ottawa police officers
Ottawa police have charged two men with assaulting officers in the ByWard Market overnight, including one man who's accused of stealing an officer's baton. The conflict started when a man stepped off the curb near the intersection of William and York streets in front of a police officer in a marked cruiser around midnight, according to a police media release. When the officer approached him, the pedestrian allegedly assaulted him.
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Islamic State group's emergence in Saudi Arabia puts focus on hajj security
The Islamic State group is extending its reach in Saudi Arabia, expanding the scope of its attacks and drawing in new recruits with its radical ideology. Its determination to bring down the U.S.-allied royal family has raised concerns it could threaten the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage later this month. "Daesh and its followers have made it very clear that Saudi Arabia is their ultimate target," Saudi analyst Fahad Nazer said, referring to the Islamic State group by its Arabic acronym.
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David Cassidy Gives Very Awkward Often Combative Interview
David Cassidy Gives Very Awkward Often Combative Interview
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Lee Trevino explains why he skipped the Masters for 3 years in his prime
Trevino didn't win the Masters, which was the only major he needed to complete the career Grand Slam
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Jewel Talks Sexual Harassment
The music industry has seen its share of changes, but Jewel says there's one constant she's witnessed since the beginning of her 20-year career. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on Thursday, the multi-platinum artist opened up about the unwanted attention she received from men after signing her first record deal with Atlantic at 18 – and well before. "I’ve had men hitting on me, sadly, since I was really young," Jewel told the trade publication.
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Man ‘Stabbed By Father-In-Law’ After Finding Naked Wife In Bed With Her Dad
A man who found his wife naked and in bed with her own dad was reportedly stabbed by his father-in-law following the discovery. The unnamed 25-year-old told police that his father-in-law Henry Allen Michael, 47, had launched the attack on him after he came home to find them in bed. Having woke up his father-in-law, the pair got into a fight that continued outside the house in Pontiac, Michigan, before Michael allegedly stabbed his son-in-law in the back and fled the scene.
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Woman 'Used Bandages And Prosthetic Sex Toy To Pose As Male And Assault Female Friend'
The complainant says she thought she was having sex with a man called Kye Fortune, who was recovering from a brain tumour and did not want her to see his scars. Newland, of Hooton Road, Willaston, is on trial at Chester Crown Court where she denies five counts of sexual assault between February and June 2013. The court heard that the alleged victim received a Facebook friend request in 2011 from a Kye Fortune who pretended to be to be a half-Filipino, half-Latino young male.
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Luxury items line shelves in Calgary pawn shops as recession deepens
What a difference a year makes. Some of the newly rich and long time wealthy in Calgary's once hot economy are now looking for fast cash because of the economic downturn, and they're turning to pawn shops. "Right now we have one, two...10 Rolexes for sale, two Panerais, a few Tag Heuers," said John Sanford, one of the owners of Rocky Mountain Pawn on Macleod Trail, as he counts the luxury watches in a glass case.
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When your mates can go to the gig but you’re not allowed. (1 photos)
When your mates can go to the gig but you’re not allowed.
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Blue Jays club season-high five home runs in rout of Yankees
Orioles makes history with two grand slams in the same inning beating Kansas City
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Woman in her 80s sexually assaulted by carpet cleaner, say police
Ronaldo Penafiel, 46, was hired to clean the woman's carpets, said RCMP Corporal Kim Mueller. "She's still really shaken," said Mueller, who has met with the woman several times. "She's having problems just being home alone in her house, she's scared. Mueller said the woman was reluctant to call police, and only did so at the urging of her family.
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Hilarious Facebook Rant Highlights Britain’s Out Of Control ‘Emigration’ Problem
Claiming to be sick of the UK’s out of control “emigration” problem and written in the style of a UKIP supporter, South African born Emlyn Pearce’s status has been shared nearly 25,000 times. “Emigration is completely out of control in this country,” he writes. “Emigration is completely out of control in this country, and I’m sick of it.
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TV subscribers cutting chord at accelerating rate, report says
Chris Wakelin says Toronto Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos should be the employee of the year at Rogers Communications Inc. Wakelin said the recent success of the Blue Jays, who are vying with the New York Yankees for a division title, is the only thing keeping him a cable TV subscriber. “If the Blue Jays weren’t doing as well as they were and I didn’t want to watch them every night, I’d probably cut the cord,” he said.
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Calgary Transit driver Jesse Rau fired over pride bus controversy
Rau received a termination of employment letter from the City of Calgary on Thursday for breaching code of conduct and the city's media relations policy. The letter states: "To be clear you are entitled to your religious beliefs and to express them freely. Rau has said that he would fight his dismissal, and will be fundraising to hire a lawyer, but he's not surprised he lost his job.
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Montreal bedbug problem 'out of control,' exterminators say
Bedbug infestations in Montreal are at an all-time high, say exterminators who can hardly keep up with demand. "There's more than last year," said Harold Leavey of Maheu Extermination Ltée. "In 2000, I would handle one or two bedbug cases a year," he told CBC's French-language service, Radio-Canada.
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Man Left With Gaping Hole In Mouth After E-Cigarette Explodes In His Face
A man was reportedly left unable to eat solid foods after an e-cigarette exploded in his face - leaving a gaping hole in his mouth. James Lauria, 23, from Cobb County, Georgia, was airlifted to hospital with first degree burns after the smoking device unexpectedly exploded.
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Etobicoke condo owners demand 'justice' after fee increase
"We need justice," said condo owner Esther Rishea. Rishea says most of the owners at the building are new immigrants and seniors who cannot afford the approximately $2,000 in monthly condo fees. A court-appointed administrator raised fees to pay for what he called urgent repairs — including falling concrete, faulty elevators and toxic mould.
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Eve Adams’ cryptic Harper tweets set political tongues wagging
Adams, a one-time parliamentary secretary to the health minister, tweeted this week about a caucus meeting concerning Harper’s former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, who held Ottawa in thrall last month with his testimony at the trial of disgraced Conservative Sen. Mike Duffy. “Harper to caucus meeting on Nigel: When a drowning man is sinking…“helping him only drowns you,’” Adams posted Tuesday on Twitter. Duffy has pleaded not guilty to 31 charges, including bribery, fraud and breach of trust over tens of thousands of dollars in questionable housing and travel expenses filed as a senator.
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