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Jeff Bush, 37, was in his bedroom Thursday night when the earth opened and took him and everything else in his room. It's unclear how large the sinkhole is, or whether it leads to other caverns and chasms throughout the neighborhood.

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Two men from Kent are arrested in connection with the case of a former New York policeman accused of plotting to eat women.

Ferocious clashes are reported around the northern town of Raqqa, amid further fighting between government and rebels forces across Syria.

Alliance leader David Ford has claimed that unionists have whipped up tension in east Belfast over the flag issue in order to win votes.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is receiving chemotherapy in a Caracas hospital after cancer surgery in Cuba, the vice-president has revealed.

US media reports a Louisiana man sues a clinic accusing his ex-girlfriend of stealing his sperm and using it to get pregnant.

As cardinals gear up to select the new head of the Catholic Church, preparations of a sartorial nature are well under way across the Atlantic.

Residents are forced to leave their homes over concerns about the town walls in Ludlow, Shropshire.

A man is charged with a racially aggravated public order offence after Norwich player Sebastian Bassong was allegedly racially abused during a match at Swansea's Liberty Stadium in December.

Russia's foreign ministry expresses concern after the Texas authorities rule the death of adopted three-year-old Max Shatto was an accident.

Leading loyalist campaigner Jamie Bryson is remanded in custody on six charges connected to the ongoing union flag protests in Belfast.

A senior Tory MP warns against seeking to oust David Cameron over the Eastleigh by-election and instead blames Westminster for being out of touch.

Jessica Ennis's coach says the Olympic champion's hopes of defending her title will be dealt a blow by the closure of a Sheffield stadium.

From The View to the Oscars, Barack and Michelle Obama's regular appearances on talk shows and at sports events raise the question of whether even a president can become overexposed.

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Hearts say Tynecastle Stadium will become the first sporting venue in the UK to allow fans to use smartphones to get order food and drink delivered to their seats.

Three people are killed after demonstrators protesting against the death sentence of an Islamist party leader clash with police for a third day.

Empty retail spaces across the UK are being converted into temporary squash courts.

The North African nation seemed to be doing better than other Arab Spring countries. But it's suffered a recent series of setbacks as it tries to build a stable political system and economy.

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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced Friday that the state would be taking over Detroit's finances. But the intervention might not be enough to pull the city out of a $14 billion hole. It would be the largest municipal bankruptcy in the country, if it happens.

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Competitors from across the world are taking part in the second World Pasty Championships.