For new World Barista title winner, a latte hard work

A Briton bested competitors from 51 other countries to win the recent World Barista Championship in Atlanta, Georgia. Winner Gwilym Davies said the caffeinated competition was more difficult than other events he has participated in. “In sports, I was able to run harder, or tackle harder ..

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‘I’m no liar’ says contrite Hamilton

An apologetic Lewis Hamilton said he had made a "huge mistake" for misleading race stewards at the Australian Grand Prix but said he had been told to lie by McLaren sporting director Dave Ryan. Hamilton, who was stripped of third place in the season-opener, broke his media silence after Ryan was suspended by McLaren and sent home from the Malaysia where the second round of the championship takes place this weekend.

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Man decapitates 5-year-old sister in front of officer

By the time the police officer kicked the door in, it was too late. Kerby Revelus was holding his 5-year-old sister, Bianca, and while the officer watched, he dragged a kitchen knife across her throat with such fury that he decapitated her. “It’s hard to imagine kind of horror,” said Milton, Massachusetts, Police Chief Richard G.

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Lights go out across planet for Earth Hour

Lights were going out across the world on Saturday as millions of homes and businesses in major cities went dark for one hour in a symbolic gesture to highlight concerns over climate change. In Australia, floodlights of the Sydney Opera House were extinguished as the city’s iconic harbor kicked off events for Earth Hour, a day-long energy-saving marathon stretching through 88 countries and 24 time zones.

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Host ‘concerned’ about ‘Top Model’ audition melee

Supermodel and television host Tyra Banks said Sunday she’s "concerned" about Saturday’s melee at an "America’s Next Top Model" audition at a New York hotel, but said she didn’t know what caused the disturbance. “We are concerned by the events that occurred Saturday afternoon in the vicinity of the New York City casting call for the next cycle of ‘America’s Next Top Model,’ ” Banks, who hosts and produces the show, said in a joint statement with executive producer Ken Mok. “At this time, we still don’t know all the details of what happened or what triggered the incident

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