10-year-old girl from the island of St. Lucia, the girl and her grandmother told a British paper today.
The girl -- Dannika Augustine (seen above with Amy) -- says she met the singer during one of Amy's visits to the island over the past few years. She says she was living in poverty with her single mom when Amy took an interest in her.
Dannika tells The Sunday Mirror, "Amy was already my mother. I would call her mum and she would call me her daughter. She took care of me and we had fun together. I loved her and she loved me ... She was the most amazing person and I was looking forward to living with her here or in London. I cannot believe she is gone. This is the worst thing that ever happened to me."
Reality shows "16 And Pregnant" and "Teen Mom" have shown the trials and tribulations associated with having a child before you're ready, but they've turned a blind eye to the girls who are increasingly finding themselves in the minority. We speak of course, of the "16 And Well-Adjusted." Doomed to make practical choices and think things out before making a decision, these girls struggle to be accepted by their pregnant peers while also preparing themselves for the future, which is sadly bright. WATCH:
KABC-TV 7 in Los Angeles, was shot in the hand by a pellet from a BB gun on Saturday evening while giving a live news report.
Suter and her photographer came under fire during the 6 p.m. newscast, although Suter was the only one hit, according to ABC News. She was treated at a nearby hospital and released without serious injury.
At midnight, Al Jazeera English launched in New York City on Time Warner Cable, a major step in the network’s goal of expanding further into the U.S. cable market and a chance to reach two million households in a world capital of culture and commerce. The network will also launch on Verizon FiOS in the coming days.
Al Anstey, managing director of Al Jazeera English, told The Huffington Post that AJE's website receives more online traffic from New York City than from any other city around the globe –- evidence of high demand in the Big Apple. Now that the network will be reaching cable viewers, too, Anstey hopes to make further inroads into the media capital.
“New York is a very important city,” Anstey said. “It’s looking at all directions on the globe and all directions are looking back at New York City. So it’s a truly global city. It’s got a very outward looking, diverse, intelligent audience -- obviously an influential audience in some quarters as well. So it’s a key part of our strategy.”
Since launching in Nov. 2006, AJE has been dogged by lingering fears about its mission, stemming from the Bush administration’s condemnation of its sister network, Al Jazeera Arabic. In addition to verbally criticizing the Arabic network -- which had been airing Osama bin Laden’s video communiqués -- the U.S. military fired missiles at Al Jazeera’s office in Kabul in 2001 and later dropped bombs on its Baghdad newsroom during the Iraq invasion.
Today correspondent Lilia Luciano takes a look at this apartment rental horror story. "In the shower, in the bedroom, in the privacy of their own home, someone may have been secretly watching," Luciano reports. The women came to Tampa for the summer to practice their English.
22-year-old student at Hunter College, had confided in her roommate about the trip and they agreed to swap text messages during the day to make sure she was safe.
Once in Greenwich, a man who appeared significantly older than his advertised age of 42 greeted Taylor at the train station and then drove her to the largest house she had ever seen. He changed into his swimming trunks, she put on a skimpy bathing suit, and then, by the side of his pool, she rubbed sunscreen into the folds of his sagging back -- bracing herself to endure an afternoon of sex with someone she suspected was actually about 30 years her senior.
Taylor doubted that her client could relate to someone who had grown up black and poor in the South Bronx. While he summered on Martha's Vineyard, she'd likely pass another July and August working retail in Times Square.
A love match it wasn't. But then again, this was no ordinary date.
A month prior, faced with about $15,000 in unpaid tuition and overdue bills, Taylor and her roommate typed "tuition," "debt," and "money for school" into Google. A website called SeekingArrangement.com popped up. Intrigued by the promise of what the site billed as a "college tuition sugar daddy," Taylor created a "sugar baby" profile and eventually connected with the man from Greenwich. ("Taylor" is the pseudonym she uses with men she meets online. Neither she nor any of the other women interviewed for this article permitted their real names be used.)
In her profile on the site, Taylor describes herself as "a full-time college student studying psychology and looking to meet someone to help pay the bills." Photos on the site show her in revealing outfits, a mane of caramel-colored hair framing her face. But unlike other dating sites, where a user might also list preferred hobbies or desired traits, Taylor instead indicates preferences for a "sugar daddy" and an "arrangement" in the range of $1,000 to $3,000 a month.
As the House and Senate again failed to reach an agreement on how to raise the debt ceiling, Paul appeared on CNN to explain the Tea Party position on the talks. Lemon started off the interview by asking him to chat "without talking points." He also began aggressively trying to get Paul to answer his questions, asking him repeatedly how he had voted on the so-called "Cut, Cap and Balance" bill from the House.
Lemon then wondered whether Paul's insistence on measures like a balanced budget amendment were isolating him.
"The Democrats have made many concessions when it comes to what's going on here, and even the Tea Party position it appears to most people remains rigid," Lemon said. "The question is, have you made your point? And by continuing to go on with this, do you feel like you're overreaching and that you're going to lose the clout?"
Paul started talking about how he didn't want to add any more debt to the country's finances. Lemon cut him off. "Hang on, hang on," he said. "Can we just stick to that--we're going to get to that--"
"Let me finish my thought," Paul said.
"Hold on, please, be respectful here," Lemon responded. "I'm trying to answer your question, you've interrupted my answer," Paul said.
"If you answer the question, I'll give you plenty of time," Lemon said.
The two clashed again when Lemon asked who Paul thinks will be to blame if the U.S. defaults on its debt obligations. Again, Paul didn't answer the question directly, and, again, Lemon pressed him on it. There was yet another contentious back-and-forth when Lemon asked Paul about whether he understood that the public is frustrated with Washington, and Paul started talking about measures he had introduced in the Senate.
"I don't want talking points, with all due respect, I'm asking you, do you feel the public sentiment in Washington?" Lemon asked. "This isn't a talking point, I'm trying to tell you what we did 30 minutes ago in the Senate," Paul shot back.
United States are devoting enough resources and attention to the threat posed by right-wing extremists here. On the alert for such threats posed by white supremacists and members of a sovereign citizen movement that rejects government authority and militias, law enforcement officials around the country have reportedly asked for budget increases to handle the task.
Department of Homeland Security officials insist that the level of activity by such groups has remained consistent over the past few years and that the agency is focused on the menace posed by such groups.
"As it stands today, we have been much more focused than at any time in the last 10 years on threat posed by homegrown terrorism," a senior DHS counterterrorism official told The Huffington Post.
Yet analysts who track extremist activity claim that the threat posed by right-wing extremists in the United States is on the rise and that federal law enforcement agencies may not be giving them enough resources or attention.
Right-wing extremist activity increased in 2008 and 2009 and has stayed persistent in 2010 and 2011, says former DHS domestic terror analyst Daryl Johnson, who founded a consulting firm that tracks extremist activity. He produced the 2009 report that created a political firestorm after it warned of a surge in right-wing extremism due to the election of the country's first black president and the economic recession.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Treasury prices turned higher Thursday, pushing yields on 10-year notes to the lowest in a week, as traders eyed the upcoming 7-year notes auction to give a snapshot of investor demand for U.S. debt.
Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR -0.47% , which move inversely to prices, fell 4 basis points to 2.95% and yields on 2-year notes 2_YEAR -5.11% dropped 4 basis points to 0.42%.
30-year bond yields 30_YEAR -0.61% shed 3 basis points to 4.26%.
A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.
In the afternoon the Treasury Department finishes the auctions for the week when selling $29 billion in 7-year debt 7_YEAR -0.75% . Monday’s auction of 5-year notes 5_YEAR -1.22% showed a weak demand for U.S. debt, but analysts expect a better outcome for the 7-year notes.
North London home where she was found dead on Saturday, making a tearful pilgrimage to both the place she spent her last, trouble days, as well as to the makeshift memorial to their late daughter constructed by mourning fans from throughout the world.
Having been en route to New York City when news of his daughter's death broke, Mitch Winehouse immediately turned back across the sea. The family initially released a statement saying, "Our family has been left bereft by the loss of Amy, a wonderful daughter, sister, niece. She leaves a gaping hole in our lives. We are coming together to remember her and we would appreciate some privacy and space at this terrible time."
The magazine quotes a several sources who claim that it was Cutler who called off the engagement, but it is unclear whether the two have ended their relationship. Cavallari wrote to fans on her official Twitter page on Sunday, "Thanks for the support. Love u guys." However, she has not made any mention about the status of her relationship with Cutler.
Just last week the reality star, who is most famous for being on "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills," Tweeted about her engagement party. "Thx to all my amazing friends for making my engagement party a blast last night," she wrote on July 17.
Cavallari, 24, and Cutler, 28-year-old Chicago Bears quarterback, have been dating since the fall of 2010 and Cutler proposed to her during a trip to Cabo San Lucas in April. The couple was planning to wed in the spring of 2012 but had not yet set a date.
Cavallari, who hails from Denver, Colorado, starred on "Laguna Beach" between 2004 and 2005 and later appeared on its spinoff, "The Hills," between 2009 and its finale in 2010, replacing main star Conrad.
As recently as last week Cavallari tweeted about her recent engagement party.
"Thx to all my amazing friends for making my engagement party a blast last night!" she wrote.
The couple also had recently completed their wedding registry.
People reported that the break-up came as a shock to Cavallari, who had planned to move to Chicago for the upcoming football season.
Cavallari rose to fame in reality TV but has since dabbled in acting with appearances in ABC's The Middle and CBS' CSI: NY.
Cutler spent three seasons with the Denver Broncos after the 2006 NFL draft before being traded to the Bears in 2009.
27-year old actress; joining the Hugh Laurie-led "House, MD" in 2007, she scored her breakout film role in last year's "Tron: Legacy." This summer, she's got two major films coming out back-to-back, the space western mashup, "Cowboys & Aliens," and the raunchfest semi-romcom, "The Change-Up."
She also takes a pretty picture, which is both her blessing and curse.
Wilde is featured in a long new profile in The New York Times, tracing her first moments in Hollywood to the cusp of superstardom that she's on now. Working at a casting office, she got noticed herself, which put her on both the modeling and acting track nearly straight away.
She even suggested a raunchy scene in "Friends With Benefits" in which she gets a tattoo in a very intimate place, and did a lot of her own stunts in "Cowboys & Aliens." She clearly had a good relationship with the latter film's director, Jon Favreau.
Grammy-winning singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her North London home, Sky News is reporting. The Daily Mail reports that police have confirmed the passing.
In a statement, the London Metropolitan Police said, "Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05hrs today, Saturday 23 July, following reports of a woman found deceased. On arrival officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene. Enquiries continue into the circumstances of the death.
A bullet train crashed into another high-speed train that had stalled after being struck by lightning in eastern China, causing four carriages to fall off a viaduct and killing at least 35 people and injuring 191.
China's high-speed rail network since the country launched bullet trains in 2007 with a top speed of 155 miles (250 kilometers) per hour, the China Daily reported.
The first train was traveling south from the Zhejiang provincial capital of Hangzhou when it lost power in the lightning strike and was hit from behind by the second train in Wenzhou city at 8:27 p.m. (1230 GMT) Saturday, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The second train had left Beijing and both trains were destined for Fuzhou in eastern Fujian province.
The American Association for Nude Recreation is lobbying for the creation of a nude beach near Coney Island, but the city of New York - home to Eliot Spitzer, Anthony Wiener and (at least for now) Dominique Strauss Kahn - isn't quite ready to drop trow.
The AANR, which is run out of a (wait for it) strip mall in Kissimmee, Florida, (Call 1-800-TRY-NUDE!) lobbies on behalf of what it describes as the $400 million global nude recreation industry. According to the AANR, there are 270 clothes-free resorts in the US - those are hotels and RV parks, not beaches. (Click here to find out what the best nude beaches are in the world.)
Coney Island historian Charles Denson said that nude sunbathers swarmed to the Brooklyn seaside as late as the 1970s, although sections were separated by gender.
"There were bathhouses that had nude sunbathing decks where you could let it all hang out," he said. "You couldn't see it from the boardwalk, but you could see it from the rides, and that became an added attraction."
He said the best location for bringing back nude sunbathing is an isolated area near West 37th Street, adding, "It might become quite an attraction."
Beachgoers yesterday were split on whether exposed buns in Coney Island should extend beyond Nathan's.
"People should be able to do what they want to do, but I don't know if I'd pick Coney Island to do that," said Lauren Irizarry, 29, a bartender from Bensonhurst.
"There are a lot of creeps around the beach."
But Simone Bazus, a 23-year-old Harlem writer, said she's ready to take it all off in Coney Island.
A Rain Tragedy Happened with a family in Patalpani indore. Three members of A family drowned in a waterfall. Five members of the family standing beneath the 300 feet high falls and caught unaware as water flow increased suddenly.
family remained stuck in the middle of the water some time But They are not survived there more, 3 members are drowned with the water and 2 members survived. Victims Names are Nanuram (25) of Badnawar, Anishq (18) Chavi (22), Chandrashekhar Rathi (55) and Mudita Rathi (22) of Harda
Three members of a family drowned in a waterfall in Patalpani near Indore on Sunday.they were visiting the weekend getaway for the first time for a picnic, as flash flood caused a sudden flow of water.It was a mistake done by them and they had ti pay for it,Despite warning signs, people do venture out in the waterfall throwing caution to the winds.
They all were stuck and holding on to each other in the midst of the swirling water,leading to and hoped against hope that the rush of water would ebb away, but it did not.After that one of them slipped into water the others’leading to the others fall in the strong current.3 members are drowned with the water and 2 members survived.
Their was eyewitness who told to the villagers and they rushed to the victims’ rescue.Three hours later, two people were rescued while a body was recovered 8 km away.
Victims Names are Nanuram (25) of Badnawar, Anishq (18) Chavi (22), Chandrashekhar Rathi (55) and Mudita Rathi (22) of Harda
Ukraine got ugly outside the Georgian embassy when a security guard fought with half-naked women on Monday.
The shirtless ladies from the women's activist group FEMEN were part of a larger protest in Kiev criticizing the Georgian government for jailing three photographers accused of spying, the Guardian reported.
A security guard shoved FEMEN members and kicked a photographer taking their picture before a policemen separated them, as seen in a video posted on Animal New York.
It was a busy week for the women of FEMEN who just can't seem to keep their shirts on. Last week, the group splashed around in a Kiev fountain to draw attention to expected hot-water shortages during the Euro 2012 soccer tournament which will be held in Ukraine and Poland.
Everyone was going crazy whenever Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber got together. Some people were excited about it and there were others that were just plumb upset that they were a couple. These were mainly Bieber fans that wanted to be with Justin but now most of the drama has calmed down.
selena gomez justin bieberI wonder what fans are going to say when they see that Selena Gomez is beating out Justin Bieber for the top spot on Billboard’s Social 50 list. Justin does come in at number two so this shouldn’t cause too much of a fuss.
Billboard’s Social 50 list considers the “most active artists on the world’s leading social networking sites” and it uses a formula blending weekly additions of friends/fans/followers as well as the views and song plays according to the company that is behind the list.
Here is a list of the top 5:
Selena Gomez
Justin Bieber
Michael Jackson
Lady Gaga
Shakira
Who cares if Selena Gomez or Justin Bieber are at the top? They are a couple now so each of their success is success of the other right?
Sunday, killing at least 31 and injuring 100 others, officials said.
The Kalka Mail train was on its way to Kalka, in the foothills of the Himalayas, from Howrah, a station near Kolkata in eastern India, when 12 coaches and the engine jumped the tracks at Malwan station, near the town of Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh state, senior railway official A.K. Jain said.
The cause of the derailment was not immediately clear but it appeared that the driver applied the emergency brakes, Jain said.
At least 31 people were killed and rescue workers pulled at least 100 injured passengers out of the wreckage, said Brij Lal, a state police official.
The accident site was a pile of twisted metal. At least one coach flew above the roof of another ahead of it and was dangling precariously, television footage showed. Another coach was thrown away from the rest of the train.
The toll was likely to rise as rescuers made their way through the coaches and used gas cutters to cut through the mangled metal, Lal said. Rescue efforts continued late into the night.
"We're trying to cut into the coaches and rescue those still trapped inside," Lal said.
A senior railway official, H.C. Joshi, told CNN-IBN news channel that rescuers were struggling to free at least five people pinned under the wreckage of one of the worst-damaged coaches.
Medical personnel rushed to the area, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) southeast of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state.
America’s favorite Top Model – Tyra Banks – proved that she can still stop traffic with her bangin’ body when she flaunted her curves in a skimpy purple bikini during a romantic vacation with her boyfriend earlier this week.
While her supermodel peers were either getting married (Kate Moss) or attending star-studded royal weddings (Naomi Campbell in Monaco), Tyra spent her holiday weekend South of the Border with banker boyfriend John Utendahl. Wearing a bright purple bandeau two-piece, the 37-year-old retired model enjoyed a dip in a Jacuzzi with her longtime beau.
The TV host has been criticized over the years for gaining weight. In 2006, Tyra was mocked for her fuller figure after photos of her in a bathing suit appeared on the cover of several magazines. Tyra later went on her talk show, The Tyra Show, and infamously slammed her critics
Fox News released a statement confirming the hacking and adding that "the hacking is being investigated, and FoxNews.com regrets any distress the false tweets may have created."
Below, a screenshot capturing two tweets sent out by @foxnewspolitics on Sunday night.
In October 2008, Casey Anthony was indicted on charges of first degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and four counts of providing false information to police. On the murder charge alone, there are several possible verdicts the jury can reach — from capital murder to manslaughter to not guilty. Regardless of the jury's findings on the murder charge, it also must consider the other six counts in the indictment.
•Guilty of capital first-degree murder (premeditated).
Sentence: Death by lethal injection or life in prison without possibility of probation.
•Guilty of first-degree murder, non capital (premeditated).
Sentence: Life in prison with possibility of probation.
•Guilty of second-degree murder (no premeditation).
Sentence: 16-3/4 years to life in prison with possibility of probation.
•Guilty of manslaughter (didn't mean for Caylee to die from her actions).
Sentence: Up to 15 years in prison.
•Not guilty
Additional charges
Regardless of verdict on murder, the jury must also decide on these charges:
•Aggravated manslaughter of a child: Maximum of 30 years in prison.
•Aggravated child abuse: Maximum of 30 years in prison.
•False information to law enforcement regarding missing person: Four counts — up to one year for each count.
