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A two-day auction of belongings at Hollywood star Lauren Bacall's Manhattan apartment has raised £2.4m ($3.6m).
Auctioneers Bonhams said as many as 1,500 bidders tried to get their hands on the film and theatre legend's artwork, furniture, jewellery and possessions on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Objects associated with her first husband, Humphrey Bogart, went above their estimates including a steamer trunk that was bought for £32,000 ($47,500).
Other highlights of the sale, which was of items in her apartment in The Dakota building off Central Park, included an 1836 hand-coloured Audubon engraving called American White Pelican which made £117,000 ($173,000).
Hollywood star Lauren Bacall in her most successful period
Two paintings by Albert Edward York, Landscape With Trees and A Country Fence, sold for £108,000 ($161,000), setting an auction record for the American artist.
Bonhams also sold two Henry Moore sculptures from her collection in November, bringing the final sale result to £3.4m ($5m).
Bacall, the star of films such as The Big Sleep and Key Largo, died in August at age 89.
Counter terrorism officers have launched an investigation into nine people arrested by Turkish authorities for trying to cross illegally into Syria.
Officers from the Greater Manchester Police and North West Counter Terrorism are working with Rochdale Borough Council, local partners and faith leaders to establish why the family were found at the border.
The five adults, aged 21, 22, 22, 24 and 47, as well as four children aged one, three, eight and 11, are believed to be related and currently live in Rochdale.
Assistant Chief Constable Ian Wiggett said: "What is obviously concerning is why a family were seemingly attempting to take very young and vulnerable children into a warzone; such a volatile and dangerous environment is no place for them whatsoever.
Detained British citizens leaving hospital after medical checks
"We have commenced an investigation to try and establish their reasons for travel and as this is a live investigation - which is very much in its infancy - we are not in a position to comment further.
"One of our primary concerns is the safety and welfare of the young children and we are working with partners to ensure a full safeguarding strategy is in place upon their return to the UK."
Video:Headteachers Concerned About Syria
It comes as the nine Britons are expected to be deported from Turkey on Thursday.
They were held by Turkish officials at a military outpost at Ogulpinar, in the south of the country.
Footage released earlier on Thursday showed the Britons arriving at a police station in Southern Hatay province.
Video:IS Runaways - Policeman's Warning
Turkish MP Mehmet Ali Ediboglu, speaking on Wednesday, said: "They are being held at a paramilitary outpost. Probably, they will be deported to their country tomorrow."
It is unclear why the Britons were trying to cross the border.
Thousands of foreigners have joined the ranks of Islamic State and other radical groups in Syria and Iraq, many of them crossing through Turkey.
Video:British Medical Students In Syria
UK security services alone estimate 600 Britons have gone to Syria or Iraq to join militant groups.
Turkey has faced criticism for not doing enough to control its southeastern borders.
The country has in turn accused European nations of failing to prevent would-be jihadists from travelling in the first place.
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Among Britons thought to have travelled to Syria are Bethnal Green Academy pupils Shamima Begum, Amira Abase and Kadiza Sultana. They are believed to be in the Syrian city of Raqqa, an IS stronghold.
The girls were last seen on CCTV at a bus station in Istanbul on 17 February.
:: Anyone with information is asked to call the anti-terrorism hotline on 0800 789 321.
The owners of an Indiana pizzeria who provoked uproar after refusing to cater for gay weddings say they have shut down.
The restaurant sparked a furious backlash after becoming the first business in the Midwestern state to invoke its new religious-objection law in denying service to gay couples.
An Indiana girls' golf coach is facing a criminal investigation after she tweeted a suggestion that the restaurant be burned down.
Opponents of the Indiana law, and a similar one in Arkansas, have warned the legislation would spur discrimination against LGBT people.
The restaurant has received a flood of critical online reviews on Yelp
Amid national outcry, Indiana lawmakers unveiled an amended bill on Thursday morning, a week after they enacted the original version.
Arkansas is expected to follow suit.
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Memories Pizza co-owner Crystal O'Connor told TheBlaze, a news network run by conservative talk show host Glenn Beck: "I don't know if we will re-open, or if we can, if it's safe to re-open.
"We're in hiding basically, staying in the house."
As well as a flood of critical online reviews on Yelp, the restaurant reportedly received a number of threatening messages.
Walkerton Police Department in Indiana told Sky News they are investigating Jess Dooley for possible harassment, intimidation and threats.
On Tuesday, the Concord High School coach allegedly tweeted: "Who's going to Walkerton, IN to burn down #memoriespizza w me?" The post has since been deleted.
She has also reportedly been suspended by the school.
One Yelp reviewer said: "Jesus dined with thieves and hookers. You really think He's gonna worry if gay people eat your pizza?"
Other contributors wondered who would buy pizza to cater for a wedding anyway.
But a GoFundMe page set up for the restaurant has raised nearly $100,000 (£67,500) from sympathisers.
On Wednesday, Memories co-owner Kevin O'Connor said he would serve a gay customer in his store, but would not provide food for a same-sex wedding.
"That lifestyle is something they choose. I choose to be heterosexual," Mr O'Conner told ABC 57.
"They choose to be homosexual. Why should I be beat over the head to go along with something they choose?"
On Thursday, Arkansas' legislature was working on a new, watered-down version of its Religious Freedom Restoration Act, passed on Tuesday, after the Republican governor bowed to pressure not to sign it.
Some 20 US states and the federal government have passed so-called religious freedom laws, which allow individuals to sue the government if they believe their religious rights have been violated.
But Indiana and Arkansas' versions go further than most by covering private business transactions, say legal analysts.
The co-pilot accused of deliberately flying a plane into a mountainside in the French Alps researched suicide methods in the days before the crash, according to German prosecutors.
A tablet computer found at Andreas Lubitz's home in Dusseldorf revealed searches had been made about "ways to commit suicide" and "cockpit doors and their security provisions", investigators said in a statement.
"The browser history wasn't erased, in particular the search terms called up on this device in the period from March 16 to March 23 were able to be retraced."
It provides the first evidence that the 27-year-old's actions may have been premeditated.
The revelation comes as investigators said they had found the second black box from the Germanwings plane, which crashed nine days ago, killing all 150 people on board.
Video:Alps Plane Crash Task Force
The second black box is the plane's data recorder and contains readings for nearly every instrument. It is hoped it will unearth more clues about the disaster.
The first voice recorder suggested that Lubitz deliberately flew the Airbus A320 into the mountainside.
Earlier it was revealed mobile phones have been discovered amongst the debris of flight 4U 9525, which was heading for Dusseldorf from Barcelona.
So far the devices have not produced any further insight as to what happened but it is hoped they will on full examination.
Video:New Details Of Co-Pilot's History
It comes after French magazine Paris Match and German tabloid Bild said they had seen a video of the final moments of the Airbus recorded on a mobile phone.
Paris Match, which has not published the video, reported: "The sounds of the screaming passengers made it perfectly clear that they were aware of what was about to happen to them."
Meanwhile, the German government has announced it is setting up a task force to examine safety issues such as the cockpit door mechanism and pilots' mental health.
The move follows a meeting between transport minister Alexander Dobrindt and the German Aviation Association, which represents airlines.
Video:Lufthansa Chief Exec At Crash Site
Mr Dobrindt said: "We want to look at psychological criteria and procedures.
"We also want to look at the question - how do we recognise any indication of psychological issues."
Lufthansa chief executive Carsten Spohr said on Wednesday it will take a "long time" to fully establish what led to the crash, despite "learning more every day about the causes".
The day before, French President Francois Hollande said all 150 victims will be identified by the end of the week.
Video:Hollande: Identification This Week
This contradicted an earlier report in Bild that said relatives may have to wait much longer, with no guarantees their loved ones will be found.
The violence with which the Airbus smashed into the French Alps has severely hampered the DNA identification process.
A New York police detective who was heard on video berating an Uber driver will be transferred from the police anti-terrorism division.
Patrick Cherry was also stripped of his gun and badge after the video went viral and caused embarrassment to police.
"No good cop should watch that without a wince. Because all good cops know that officer just made their jobs a little bit harder," Police Commissioner William Bratton said.
The video was taken by a passenger in the cab, who commiserated the driver
"In any kind of encounter, discourtesy like that and language like that is unacceptable."
Mr Cherry pulled over the Uber driver on Monday in Manhattan.
Video:Police Boss Condemns Uber Rant Cop
It is not clear exactly what spurred the traffic stop, but Mr Cherry is seen on the video accusing the driver of committing various traffic violations while the detective tried to park his car.
Mr Cherry swears, shouts at the driver and insults his accented English as the driver gives compliant responses, calling the detective "sir" and apologising at one point for interrupting to say, "OK".
"I don't care what you have to say. Do you understand that?" the detective says at one point.
At another point Mr Cherry asks: "How long have you been in this country?"
"The only reason you're not in handcuffs going to jail ... is because I have things to do," the officer yells.
"This isn't important enough for me. You're not important enough."
The three-and-a-half minute video appeared to have been captured by a passenger in the car, who commiserated with the driver when the officer had stepped away.
There has been no public comment from Mr Cherry.
City Detectives' Endowment Association President Michael J Palladino called Mr Cherry "a person of good character and an excellent detective".
"He really should not be judged by one isolated incident," he said.
The girlfriend of an off-duty cop has been charged with murder after claiming he had been shot when the gun accidentally discharged as she tried to remove it from her dog's mouth.
Tyaina Finch was charged with murder and aggravated assault in the death of Mark Hudson in Darby Township, near Philadelphia, at the weekend.
The victim had worked part-time for the Darby Borough police
District Attorney Jack Whelan said Finch's statements to police had been "inconsistent".
He described the couple's relationship as "tumultuous" and said officers had been called to the home before for domestic disturbances.
"We believe she acted on this particular day with specific intent to kill," he said.
According to authorities, Finch initially said she saw their dog with a gun on the floor and took the gun from the dog's mouth, and as she turned toward Mr Hudson the gun went off.
She then changed her version to say she had fired the gun in self-defence after Mr Hudson attacked her, police say.
Mr Hudson had worked part-time for the Darby Borough Police Department for four years.
A stray dog has survived being hit by a car, clubbed in the head and left for dead in a ditch in Washington state.
The one-year-old bully breed mix eventually showed up sickly and covered in dirt at a nearby farm, and has been recovering with the help of good Samaritans and veterinarians at Washington State University, news reports say.
The dog used to roam the streets getting scraps of food from people in Moses Lake, a farm town about 100 miles west of Spokane.
About a month ago, she was struck by a car. Then things got worse: Someone cracked her in the head with a hammer and placed her in a box in a farm field.
But the dog somehow survived and was discovered at a nearby farm with a dislocated jaw, leg injuries and a caved-in sinus cavity.
"I'm assuming that the person who did this meant to put her out of her misery," said Sara Mellado, who learned about the dog's plight on Facebook and took the animal into her Moses Lake home.
She named the dog Theia.
"Considering everything that she's been through, she's incredibly gentle and loving," Ms Mellado told The Associated Press.
"She's a true miracle dog, and she deserves a good life."
Theia is receiving care at WSU's Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Pullman.
Ms Mellado has raised another some $13,000 (£8,700) for the surgery to repair nasal-bone fractures through crowdfunding website gofundme, and the procedure is scheduled to take place later this month.
Hostages have been taken by masked terrorists who have killed at least 70 people after storming a university in eastern Kenya, the country's interior minister said.
Two police officers are among the dead following heavy gunfire and explosions in a campus building at Garissa University.
At least 79 others have been wounded.
The authorities are offering a reward for a man linked to the attack
Interior minister Joseph Nkaissery claimed the siege was almost over.
"We are mopping up the area," he told reporters.
Video:Gunmen Storm University Campus
Somalia's al Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for the pre-dawn attack.
"We sorted people out and released the Muslims," said spokesman Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab.
"There are many dead bodies of Christians inside the building. We are also holding many Christians alive. Fighting still goes on inside the college."
Two of the militants have been killed and one arrested as he tried to flee, according to Kenya's interior ministry.
The Red Cross counted 50 students that had been safely freed, while the interior ministry said 500 of 815 students had been accounted for.
Student Michael Bwana, who managed to flee, said most of the hostages were girls.
Kenya Police Chief Joseph Boinet told reporters that gunmen forced their way into the university at 5.30am by shooting at the guards manning the main gate.
"The gunmen shot indiscriminately while inside the university compound," he said.
"Police... engaged the gunmen in a fierce shootout; however, the attackers retreated and gained entry into one of the hostels."
A gunfight between security services and the perpetrators lasted several hours, according to the Red Cross.
The area has been sealed off and the army called in to try and "flush out" the attackers.
Students reported seeing five masked gunmen.
The authorities have offered a $215,000 (£145,000) reward for a man called Mohamed Mohamud, who has been linked to the attack.
Collins Wetangula, the vice chairman of the student union, said he was preparing to take a shower when he heard gunshots coming from a dorm.
"All I could hear were footsteps and gunshots; nobody was screaming because they thought this would lead the gunmen to know where they are," he said.
"The gunmen were saying sisi ni al-Shabab (Swahili for we are al-Shabab).
"If you were a Christian you were shot on the spot. With each blast of the gun I thought I was going to die."
Grace Kai, a student at a neighbouring college, said there had been warnings of an imminent attack.
"Some strangers had been spotted in Garissa town and were suspected to be terrorists," she said.
"Then on Monday our college principal told us... that strangers had been spotted in our college. On Tuesday we were released to go home, and our college closed, but the campus remained in session, and now they have been attacked."
Kenya's northern and eastern regions, which border Somalia, have been most affected by attacks blamed on al Shabaab Islamists from Somalia.
The militants, who have links to al Qaeda, have vowed to take retribution against Kenya for sending its troops to Somalia.
Al Shabaab was responsible for the deadly attack in 2013 on the Westgate shopping mall. At least 67 people were killed when a group of gunmen rampaged through the centre in Nairobi.
On the latest raid, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta said: "I extend condolences to the families of those who have perished in this attack. We continue to pray for the quick recovery of the injured, and the safe rescue of those held hostage."
He added that 10,000 police recruits would be fast-tracked following the attack.
