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    Benjamin Hart

    Benjamin Hart

    Huffington Post Front-Page Editor

  • Dominique Strauss-Kahn Acquitted Of Pimping Charges

    Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was cleared of pimping charges on Friday in France, putting an end to four years of legal drama that began with a sexual assault charge in a New York hotel room. Strauss-Kahn's trial on aggravated pimping charges in the northern city of Lille hinged on sex parties that took place in the midst of the global financial crisis. Strauss-Kahn had told the court the parties were much-needed "recreational sessions" at a time of intense pressure to steer the world through economic peril, and he did not know the women who took part were prostitutes.

  • French Open Winner!

    Serena Williams has done it again, beating Lucie Safarova in three sets on Saturday to win the French Open. It is Williams' third time taking the crown at Roland Garros and her 20th Grand Slam title. Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today.

  • Google Executive Killed On Everest After Nepal Quake

    Dan Fredinburg, a Google executive, was killed on Mount Everest in an avalanche triggered by the massive, 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Nepal on Saturday. The Guardian reported in April that he was part of a group of climbers who were preparing to summit the mountain one year after an avalanche killed twelve sherpas, in what had been the deadliest incident on the mountain to date.

  • New Netanyahu Ad Likens PM To David Ben-Gurion

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new campaign ad compares the leader's defiance in seeking to address the U.S. Congress despite White House opposition with legendary Israeli leader David Ben Gurion's refusal to bow to U.S. State Department opposition when he helped create the state of Israel. The ad, which is in Hebrew and features grainy, black-and-white graphics, flashes back to 1948 as a voiceover intones the following, per a Haaretz translation: "In 1948, Ben-Gurion stood before a fateful decision: The creation of the State of Israel. Ben-Gurion - contrary to the State Department's position - announced the establishment of the state.

  • CNN's Candy Crowley Leaving Network

    Veteran CNN anchor Candy Crowley has decided to leave the network, according to an email sent by network head Jeff Zucker. "It is with mixed emotions, that I wanted to let you know that Candy has let us know that she has made the decision to move on, so she can embark on the next chapter of her already prolific career," Zucker wrote. Crowley most recently served as the network's chief political correspondent and host of the Sunday talk show "State of the Union," replacing John King in 2010.

  • Report: 8 Ebola Health Care Workers Found Dead

    A spokesman for the government in Guinea said on Thursday that eight bodies were found two days after a group of health workers and journalists went missing in the country. The journalists and officials came under attack near the southern city of Nzerekore, close to the Liberian border. One journalist was able to escape and later told reporters that she could hear villagers looking for her.

  • 【マレーシア航空機墜落】世界の国際線が一斉にウクライナ上空を避けて運航している

    マレーシア航空機がウクライナ東部のドネツク近郊で墜落したことを受け、世界各国の国際線が、ウクライナ上空を通過しないように回避して運航している。

  • U.S. Officials: Malaysia Airlines Jet Shot Down Over Ukraine

    A passenger plane carrying 298 people aboard that crashed in eastern Ukraine on Thursday was shot down, U.S. officials told multiple news outlets. Body parts were scattered for miles around the crash site, near towns held by Russian-backed separatists. Ukrainian officials blamed separatists for the attack on the plane, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that was traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

  • Follow Live: Brazil Tries To Regain Some Dignity

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  • Follow Live: Netherlands vs. Argentina

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  • Overpass In World Cup City Collapses Onto Vehicles

    An overpass under construction collapsed Thursday in this World Cup host city, killing at least two people and trapping a commuter bus, two construction trucks and a car in an embarrassment for a country that has been basking in praise for what has mostly been a smoothly running soccer tournament. The incident is the biggest black eye yet for Brazil's hosting of the World Cup, which has been carried out with less chaos than many had feared. In the run-up to the event, there were serious concerns about the ability of Brazil's airports and roads to handle the influx of tourists because of delays or outright cancelations of projects to improve urban transportation.

  • Hurricane Arthur Forces Thousands To Abandon Vacation Plans

    Hurricane Arthur strengthen to a Category 2 storm late on Thursday, bringing severe weather to North Carolina and cities along the East Coast. KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (AP) — A strengthening Hurricane Arthur forced thousands of vacationers on the North Carolina coast to abandon their Independence Day plans while cities farther up the East Coast rescheduled fireworks displays threatened by rain from the storm.

  • Follow live: Colombia vs. Uruguay

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  • Build Your Own World Cup All-Star Team

    Create a tournament all-star team by combining the stats you think are most important, and see which players and teams have produced the best statistics so far.

  • Live: Algeria vs. Russia In Match That Could Affect U.S.

    img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5c9a8a472300007d006d957b.jpg" alt="(Photo: )" data-fileName="5c9a8a472300007d006d957b.jpeg" data-credit="" data-creditUrl="" data-caption="(Photo: )" data-width="628" data-height="314" data-ops="" /> Follow live: Algeria vs. Russia. p> Read more on HuffPost Data Love HuffPost?

  • Follow Live: Ecuador vs. France

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  • Follow Live: Bosnia And Herzegovina vs. Iran

    img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5c9a8a431f0000bf007effa5.jpg" alt="(Photo: )" data-fileName="5c9a8a431f0000bf007effa5.jpeg" data-credit="" data-creditUrl="" data-caption="(Photo: )" data-width="628" data-height="314" data-ops="" /> Follow Live: Bosnia And Herzegovina vs. Iran. p> Read more on HuffPost Data Love HuffPost?

  • Live: Colombia Squares Off Against Japan

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  • Live: Italy Battles To Stay In World Cup

    img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5c9a8a402300003200af48ea.jpg" alt="(Photo: )" data-fileName="5c9a8a402300003200af48ea.jpeg" data-credit="" data-creditUrl="" data-caption="(Photo: )" data-width="628" data-height="314" data-ops="" /> Follow Live: Italy vs. Uruguay Read more on HuffPost Data Love HuffPost? Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today.

  • Follow Live: U.S. vs. Portugal

    img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5c9a8a35240000b9000661f8.jpg" alt="(Photo: )" data-fileName="5c9a8a35240000b9000661f8.jpeg" data-credit="" data-creditUrl="" data-caption="(Photo: )" data-width="628" data-height="314" data-ops="" /> Follow live: U.S. vs. Portugal. p> Read more on HuffPost Data Love HuffPost?