Exclusive: First picture of the baby born to the jailed Sudanese mother who is sentenced to HANG for marrying a Christian

Sleeping peacefully in the arms of her father, this is precious baby Maya born in jail to the woman facing execution in Sudan for marrying a Christian U.S. citizen.

Our exclusive picture shows father Daniel Wani holding his daughter for the first time.

Daniel's wife Meriam Ibrahim gave birth to Maya five days early in the hospital wing at Omdurman Federal Women’s Prison in North Khartoum yesterday.

Meriam has spent the past four months shackled to the floor in a disease-ridden jail after being sentenced to death by hanging earlier this month for converting from Islam to Christianity and marrying a Christian man.

Her lawyer Mohaned Mustafa Elnour said the couple are 'happy and proud' of their new arrival and that it has brought a momentary ray of light to an otherwise bleak and desperate situation.

 Mr Elnour: 'This is a special moment for them. Daniel is delighted that he is able to see his new daughter so soon.

'The family are taking some time to enjoy the birth before they return to fighting the injustice of Meriam's sentence.'

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Nigeria's 'Super Eagles' Head Coach 'Keshi' dismisses match-fixing

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Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has dismissed allegations of match-fixing following a mistake from his goalkeeper Austin Ejide against Scotland on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, a report on match-fixing was made on this website that officers from the National Crime Agency were investigating attempts to fix the match at Fulham's Craven Cottage ground.
The match went ahead despite those claims, which are under police investigation, and ended in a 2-2 draw after Uche Nwofor scored a late leveller.
However, an error from goalkeeper Ejide was the subject of contention after he spilled the ball into his own net, only to see the goal ruled out by referee Lee Probert for a foul by Grant Hanley.

 

Speaking after the match, Keshi, whose side face Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iran at this summer's World Cup, said: "We did [talk about it] because it's something ridiculous, something that we don't know where it's coming from.
"We're not gamblers, we are football players. I don't even know where that is coming from, we don't know what happened, match-fixing or no match-fixing.
"This is the first time I've been a coach or been a player and the first time I'm hearing this, match-fixing. I don't think it had anything to do with our build-up or the game."

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Apple Finally bought Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics for $3billion

 

It's official. Dr Dre is set to become the first billionaire in Hip Hop. Apple Electronics announced yesterday that it has acquired Dr Dre's Beats Electronics for $3billion. According to Forbes, Apple paid $2.6billion cash upfront and gave $400million in stock that will vest over time.
The $3billion purchase price includes Beats Music, the sister company that runs a subscription streaming music service. As part of the deal, Beats co-founders Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine will join Apple in undisclosed roles.

"Music is such an important part of all of our lives and holds a special place within our hearts at Apple,” CEO Tim Cook said in a statement released yesterday. “That’s why we have kept investing in music and are bringing together these extraordinary teams so we can continue to create the most innovative music products and services in the world.”

This acquisition is Apple’s biggest and largest acquisition since the inception of the company. Apple made $171 billion revenue last year, while Beats made $2 billion.

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Yaya Toure 'annoyed' by PSG reports

Yaya Toure has backtracked on comments he would welcome a move to Paris Saint-Germain, telling RFI: "There's nothing planned."
The Manchester City midfielder, 31, caused a stir when he told France Football earlier this week he would be honoured to play for PSG.
However, in an interview with RFI, the former Monaco and Olympiakos man refuted suggestions a move to the Parc des Princes was likely, and blamed the media for twisting his words.
"I want to take advantage of this opportunity to put things into context. It's very important. I simply said that it was nice to be a player who is quite coveted, and it was an honour to play for PSG," the Ivory Coast international, who is under contract at City until 2017, explained.
"The media took what I said out of context. For the moment, there's nothing planned. Too many things have been said, that annoyed me."
Following a punishing but title-winning Premier League campaign, Toure is currently undergoing treatment on a minor left thigh strain in Qatar before teaming up with the Ivory Coast World Cup squad in the USA on May 29.
"My objective is the World Cup, because the country expects," Toure said. "Everything went well with the doctors. They did some great work. It's difficult with that kind of injury, but I am going to be quickly back out on the pitch."

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protest against Instagram anti-nudity policy- as Scout Willis goes topless for New York stroll

When it comes to a protest, Scout Willis certainly knows how to get attention to her cause.

The 22-year-old daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis went completely topless for a stroll in New York City on Tuesday in a bid to highlight her disagreement with Instagram's policy against female nudity. 

Using hashtag #FreeTheNipple, Scout captioned one shot: 'Legal in NYC but not on @instagram,' while on another, she wrote 'What @instagram won't let you see.'  
In one shot, Scout is brazenly striding along a Manhattan street wearing just a floral skirt and flat shoes with a handbag worn over one arm.
In another, she is seen shopping at a market stall for fresh flowers.
The sometime model and actress is intent on protesting Instagram’s rules prohibiting the use of female nudity - even in the context of women sharing their battles against breast cancer.

 

 

 'If you don't like what you see, simply unfollow me,' she said in one tweet. 'My comfort with my body should not be dictated by how others perceive me. However, I don't wish to force this view on anyone.' 
Scout highlighted her problem with the popular social networking site by sarcastically posting a shot from venture capitalist Dan Bilzerian's Instagram account showing a scantily clad buxom women.
'@instagram pictures of breast cancer survivors have been flagged+deleted but this is super #sick and #hot amiright???' she wrote alongside the image.
Judging by a series of tweets posted over the last few weeks, Scout's protest appeared to stem from Instagram suspending her account for posting a photo of a sweatshirt she designed called The Babe Bomber featuring two topless women.
'@instagram there is no way 2 contact you directly, I would really appreciate response b/c you took a lot of memories from me b/c u h8 nips,' she wrote in one post. 
'Can I please just have all my photos back??? I won't even have an account anymore I just want my photos!,' she added.
And in another post, she announced she was 'boycotting' Instagram, while revealing she was thinking of starting a new account 'as an experiment.'
She wrote: 'Only beautiful artistic nudes. And let's see how long till I get kicked off.'
Scout's protest comes a few weeks after a Canadian mother's Instagram was briefly shut down after she posted photographs of herself breastfeeding.
After protesting her case, Heather Bays's account was reinstated but with around seven photographs removed.
Instagram says it allows breastfeeding pictures but 'photos that show a fully exposed breast where the child isn't actively engaged in nursing aren't following our Community Guidelines.'
Under its terms of use, Instagram tells users: 'You may not post violent, nude, partially nude, discriminatory, unlawful, infringing, hateful, pornographic or sexually suggestive photos or other content via the Service.'

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The Pope Just Made a Radical Statement that could tranform the catholic church

The news: Pope Francis made an unprecedented statement this week relating to priest celibacy.

On Tuesday, the pope said that it is not dogma that clergyman must be celibate. In other words, it's OK to have sex. Francis spoke about priests abstaining from sex and said, "It is a rule of life that I appreciate very much, and I think it is a gift for the church. But since it is not a dogma, the door is always open." Therefore, there is room for discussion of the 1,000-year-old Catholic rule, which means that it could potentially change. 

But while the notion may be radical for the Catholic Church, Francis has a running history of modernizing religious sentiment during his papacy thus far. 

At 78 years old, the Buenos Aires-born pontiff has been ushering in revolutionary ideas about where his political, moral, and ethical compass lies. An overwhelming 85% of Americans view him favorably and 68% of U.S. Catholics think Pope Francis represents a major change for the better, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center. 

After a little over a year into his tenure, here is a look back at how Pope Francis is completely breaking with tradition and turning Catholicism into something fashionable:

In July 2013, Pope Francis said, "Who am I to judge?" Francis was responding to a reporter's question about the status of gay priests in the Church. The Pope has repeatedly clarified that the Church's purpose is not to condemn sinners for falling short of complying with Catholic law, especially in terms of issues with sexual or gender orientation. The Church is supposed to celebrate God's merciful love for any and all people.   

He drives a hipster-worthy vintage car. The pontiff drives a donated vintage 1984 Renault 4 around the grounds of the Vatican. (His predecessor was often transported in luxury vehicles like a BMW X5 and a Mercedes.) 

Pope Francis chose to not live in the Apostolic Palace. Completely breaking from Vatican tradition, Francis lives instead in a suite of rooms in the residence, Casa Santa Maria. He wrote of his decision saying, "I'm visible to people and I lead a normal life – a public Mass in the morning, I eat in the refectory with everyone else, et cetera. All this is good for me and prevents me from being isolated."

Francis has graced the covers of several magazines, including the New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Time, and The Advocate, which is a gay and lesbian magazine. 

He advocates for improvement in the lives of the impoverished. In 2013, Francis said, "In this system, which tends to devour everything which stands in the way of increased profits, whatever is fragile, like the environment, is defenseless before the interests of a deified market, which becomes the only rule. Inequality eventually engenders a violence which recourse to arms cannot and never will be able to resolve.

The pontiff criticized the situation between Israel and Palestinians as "unacceptable." Over this past weekend, the pope stopped at a concrete graffiti-covered barrier that separates Bethlehem from Israel. Francis stopped to pray, touching his head against the vandalized wall. He said, "There is a need to intensify efforts and initiatives aimed at creating the conditions for a stable peace based on justice, on the recognition of rights for every individual, and on mutual security." And the road to peace "must resolutely be pursued, even if each side has to make certain sacrifices."

Whether by driving a hipster-esque car, living in a modest apartment, or reshaping Catholic principles about sexual orientation or celibate priests, Pope Francis is definitely bringing a much needed updated image to Catholicism. And its name is: cool.

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Man United owner Malcolm Glazer dies age 85

Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer died on Wednesday at age 85.
Glazer, who bought United in 2005, also owned the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who announced his death on their website.
The reclusive Palm Beach, Florida, businessman had been in failing health since April 2006 when a pair of strokes left him with impaired speech and limited mobility in his right arm and leg.
Under Glazer's ownership, United won the Premier League five times, as well as the Champions League in 2008.
"The thoughts of everyone at Manchester United are with his family tonight," the Premier League club said.
His $1.47-billion (790 million pounds) takeover of Manchester United involved a large amount of debt and was bitterly opposed by fans. United fans protested and burned Glazer's likeness in effigy because they feared the American was acquiring the storied club purely for financial gain.
At the time, Mark Longden of the Independent Manchester United Supporters Association, said his group was "calling on all supporters to wear black. If they can get hold of black flags, they should wave them because it represents what is happening to the club."
Although United's debt has dropped from a high of high of $1.1 billion in 2008-09 to $590 million, anger toward the Glazers has remained among sections of the fan base. The family's divisiveness in Manchester has been exacerbated by its reluctance to engage with any supporters or speak publicly about the club.
Glazer appointed his sons Joel and Avram as joint chairmen of United's board, and the family's ownership of the club is not expected to change. Malcolm Glazer was not a member of the United board, while his other children -- Kevin, Bryan, Darcie and Edward -- are club directors.
The Glazer family controls 90 percent of the club shares, which went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2012.
Manchester United's brief statement did not refer to the future of the club, but the Buccaneers, who won a Super Bowl under Glazer's ownership in 2003, said a succession plan will assure the NFL franchise remains in the family, with his wife, Linda, and children continuing as owners.
"Malcolm Glazer was the guiding force behind the building of a Super Bowl-champion organization. His dedication to the community was evident in all he did, including his leadership in bringing Super Bowls to Tampa Bay,'' NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said.
Born in Rochester, New York, the son of a watch-parts salesman, Glazer began working for the family business when he was 8 and took over the operation as a teenager when his father died in 1943.
As president and CEO of First Allied Corp., the holding company for the family business interests, he invested in mobile-home parks, restaurants, food service equipment, marine protein, television stations, real estate, natural gas and oil production and other ventures.
In March 2010, Forbes ranked him as tied for the world's 400th richest person, estimating his net worth at $2.4 billion.
The Buccaneers announced that the Glazer family would host a private family funeral service, with a public memorial to be announced later.

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