( cnn ) sofia vergara 's ex-fiance is speaking out about their dispute over frozen embryos created while they dated . in an op-ed published by the new york times on wednesday , nick loeb explained his rationale for fighting to keep the two female embryos he shares with the actress . `` i wanted to keep this private , but recently the story broke to the world , '' loeb wrote . `` it has gotten attention not only because of the people involved -- my ex is sofia vergara , who stars in the abc series `` modern family '' -- but also because embryonic custody disputes raise important questions about life , religion and parenthood . '' loeb says he met the actress in 2010 and they got engaged two years later , at which point they decided to create the embryos and conceive a child via a surrogate . after two attempts failed to bring fertilized embryos to term , they created two more embryos using her eggs and his sperm . `` when we create embryos for the purpose of life , should we not define them as life , rather than as property ? , '' he said . `` ... a woman is entitled to bring a pregnancy to term even if the man objects . should n't a man who is willing to take on all parental responsibilities be similarly entitled to bring his embryos to term even if the woman objects ? '' loeb said he filed a complaint against the 42-year-old actress to prevent her from destroying their two embryos conceived through in vitro fertilization . he filed it in august in santa monica , california , where they apparently lived while they dated . `` we signed a form stating that any embryos created through the process could be brought to term only with both parties ' consent . the form did not specify -- as california law requires -- what would happen if we separated , '' he said . `` i am asking to have it voided . '' representatives for vergara have declined to comment in the past . loeb has said he believes `` life begins at fertilization '' and wants to implant the embryos in a surrogate and bring them to term . he said he does n't want any money from the egg donor . the case has led to questions about who has the right to embryos . typically , a prior legal agreement between a couple spells out who has ultimate authority , said fertility specialist dr. david tourgeman , who 's not involved in this case . `` usually when embryos are created , whether the couple is married or just consenting adults , there 's usually a power of attorney that is described to these embryos , if they are frozen for future use , '' he said . in most cases , the mother or the origin of the egg is given power of attorney , although anyone can make a request , tourgeman said . if there 's a disagreement , the courts usually get involved to decide who legally owns the embryos , he said . vergara is now reportedly engaged to actor joe manganiello .

Summary: <t> '' loeb says he met the actress in 2010 and they got engaged two years later , at which point they decided to create the embryos and conceive a child via a surrogate . </t>  <t> `` we signed a form stating that any embryos created through the process could be brought to term only with both parties ' consent . </t>  <t> `` usually when embryos are created , whether the couple is married or just consenting adults , there 's usually a power of attorney that is described to these embryos , if they are frozen for future use , '' he said . </t>

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hong kong ( cnn ) an impressive art collection assembled by the late actress and hollywood icon , lauren bacall , has officially been offered for purchase . the collection , which includes works by some of the greatest artists of the 20th century , went under the hammer in new york on march 31 , following a tour of hong kong , paris , london and los angeles . bacall , who died in august 2014 at the age of 89 , first shot to international fame in 1944 with her first film , `` to have and have not . '' that was also when the husky-voiced starlet met her future husband , humphrey bogart . at the recent 2015 golden globes , george clooney paid tribute to the silver screen queen in his award winning speech . `` i do n't remember what awards lauren bacall won , i just remember her saying : ' you know how to whistle , do n't you steve . you just put your lips together and blow . ' '' said clooney , referring to one of her most legendary lines from her first movie . the 750-piece collection , which fetched a total of $ 3.64 million , featured bronze sculptures , jewelry , and a number of decorative arts and paintings , which were sold at bonhams auction house in new york . `` her collection is truly a reflection of her extraordinary taste and remarkable life , '' said jon king , bonhams ' vice president . among the 50 items highlighted in the auction preview were six bronze maquettes by henry moore , britain 's greatest 20th century sculptor and one of bacall 's favorite artists , whom she developed a close relationship with . one of them sold for close to $ 120,000 . also for sale were some of bacall 's most loved jewelry pieces , created by legendary french designer jean schlumberger , most known for his work at tiffany & co . a rose diamond camel brooch by british jeweler elizabeth gage fetched $ 23,750 and was accompanied by the original drawing and correspondence from the designer , which shows the close-knit relationship bacall had with gage . the wide-ranging collection was expected to appeal to a variety of collectors : fine arts and antiques dealers , fans of lauren bacall and humphrey bogart , as well as memorabilia enthusiasts . most of the items auctioned come from the apartment in new york 's dakota building that she shared with her second husband , actor jason robards , until 1969 . but king said fans of humphrey bogart would have been pleased to know some of the items were also from their shared residence in los angeles . king , who got to know bacall in her late years , said the collection reflects the actress ' eclectic taste , and there was only one principle she applied to collecting : `` everything had to kind of speak to her , to catch her eye . she loved form , she loved texture , she loved color . and she loved mixing it all up . she said that when you walked into her house , what she liked was that it was never boring , '' king said . `` you could walk into the same room a hundred times , and see something new every time . ''

Summary: <t> among the 50 items highlighted in the auction preview were six bronze maquettes by henry moore , britain 's greatest 20th century sculptor and one of bacall 's favorite artists , whom she developed a close relationship with . </t>  <t> the wide-ranging collection was expected to appeal to a variety of collectors : fine arts and antiques dealers , fans of lauren bacall and humphrey bogart , as well as memorabilia enthusiasts . </t>  <t> king , who got to know bacall in her late years , said the collection reflects the actress ' eclectic taste , and there was only one principle she applied to collecting : `` everything had to kind of speak to her , to catch her eye . </t>

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( cnn ) fast-food outlet burger king will sponsor the wedding of an illinois couple . not just any couple -- these are the nuptials of joel burger and ashley king . they accepted the restaurant chain 's offer to pay for their july affair on monday . `` we are very appreciative of burger king and ca n't thank them enough for their generosity ! '' said king . it all started after their engagement in october . the couple had a little fun with the name coincidence and posed by a burger king restaurant sign for a photo . they were interviewed by reporter dave bakke of the state journal-register in springfield , the state capital . burger king got wind of the article and was immediately interested in the happy couple , tweeting for help to locate them . they were invited on skype on monday to learn of a surprise : burger king will pay for their whole wedding . `` we were shocked ( and still are ) , '' said king . the fast food romance was many years in the making . burger , now 24 , and king , 23 , met in kindergarten and grew up together in new berlin . in fifth grade , classmates joel burger and ashley king were asked to stand as student council representatives during an assembly with a motivational speaker . `` he said our names to the school , '' king told cnn , `` and then laughed and pronounced that together we were burger king . '' the motivational speaker was n't too far off -- a merger was in the works . the two became friends by high school , then dated in college . when the time came to propose , `` joel took me out on his boat to go fishing , and he popped the question while we were on the water . '' burger king 's message for the happy couple : `` congratulations , joel and ashley on falling in love your way . ''

Summary: <t> not just any couple -- these are the nuptials of joel burger and ashley king . </t>  <t> `` we are very appreciative of burger king and ca n't thank them enough for their generosity ! </t>  <t> the couple had a little fun with the name coincidence and posed by a burger king restaurant sign for a photo . </t>

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( cnn ) it did n't seem like a fair fight . on one side were hulking football players and pro wrestlers , competing as teams of two to eat as many pounds of steak as they could , combined , in one hour . on another was a lone 124-pound mother of four . and sure enough , in the end , sunday 's contest at big texan steak ranch in amarillo , texas , was n't even close . molly schuyler scarfed down three 72-ounce steaks , three baked potatoes , three side salads , three rolls and three shrimp cocktails -- far outpacing her heftier rivals . that 's more than 13 pounds of steak , not counting the sides . and she did it all in 20 minutes , setting a record in the process . `` we 've been doing this contest since 1960 , and in all that time we 've never had anybody come in to actually eat that many steaks at one time , '' bobby lee , who co-owns the big texan , told cnn affiliate kvii . `` so this is a first for us , and after 55 years of it , it 's a big deal . '' in fairness , schuyler is n't your typical 124-pound person . the nebraska native , 35 , is a professional on the competitive-eating circuit and once gobbled 363 chicken wings in 30 minutes . wearing shades and a black hoodie , schuyler beat four other teams on sunday , including pairs of football players and pro wrestlers and two married competitive eaters . she also broke her own big texan record of two 72-ounce steaks and sides , set last year , when she bested previous record-holder joey `` jaws '' chestnut . the landmark big texan restaurant offers its `` 72-ounce challenge '' daily to anyone who can eat the massive steak , plus fixings , in under an hour . those who ca n't do so must pay $ 72 for the meal . schuyler , who now lives in sacramento , california , won $ 5,000 for her efforts . her feat will be submitted to guinness world records . but mostly , she just seemed pleased to enjoy a hearty meal on the house . `` it 's free , so i 'm pretty happy about that , '' she told kvii . `` otherwise it would have cost me about 300 bucks . ''

Summary: <t> on one side were hulking football players and pro wrestlers , competing as teams of two to eat as many pounds of steak as they could , combined , in one hour . </t>  <t> that 's more than 13 pounds of steak , not counting the sides . </t>  <t> `` we 've been doing this contest since 1960 , and in all that time we 've never had anybody come in to actually eat that many steaks at one time , '' bobby lee , who co-owns the big texan , told cnn affiliate kvii . </t>

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( cnn ) sometimes the best ideas come from the bathroom . but gaioz nigalidze 's ideas from the loo were a little too good . the georgian chess grandmaster has been banned from the dubai open chess tournament after officials discovered he was darting to the toilet to consult his smartphone , which was logged onto a chess analysis app , the dubai chess and culture club said . nigalidze 's opponent , tigran petrosian of armenia , grew suspicious when nigalidze kept bolting to the restroom . `` the armenian noticed the georgian was oddly frequenting the toilet after each move during a crucial part of the game , '' the dubai chess and culture club said . when officials first checked nigalidze , they did n't find any device on him , the club said . but after looking into the bathroom stall he visited , they found the smartphone hidden in toilet paper . at first , nigalidze claimed the smartphone was n't his , the dubai chess organization said . but the phone was logged on to a social media network under his account . `` they also found his game being analyzed in one of the chess applications , '' the chess club said . the infraction has been reported to the international chess federation . the dubai tournament 's chief arbiter , mahdi abdul rahim , said players found guilty of cheating will be suspended for three years from all sanctioned tournaments and up to 15 years for a repeated offense , the chess and culture club said . but this would n't be an isolated case of cheating in high-stakes chess matches . in 2008 , an iranian player was banned from the dubai open after getting help from someone who was watching the game 's live broadcast and was sending suggestions via text messages , the dubai chess club said . nigalidze 's resume includes victories in the 2013 and 2014 georgian chess championships . it 's not clear how many times he went to the bathroom during those matches .

Summary: <t> `` the armenian noticed the georgian was oddly frequenting the toilet after each move during a crucial part of the game , '' the dubai chess and culture club said . </t>  <t> `` they also found his game being analyzed in one of the chess applications , '' the chess club said . </t>  <t> nigalidze 's resume includes victories in the 2013 and 2014 georgian chess championships . </t>

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des moines , iowa ( cnn ) martin o'malley told reporters in iowa on friday that inevitability -- a term bandied about regarding democratic presidential frontrunner hillary clinton -- is not unbreakable . `` i 've seen it before , '' the former governor of maryland and possible presidential contender said . `` history is full of examples where the inevitable frontrunner was inevitable right up until she was no longer or he was no longer inevitable . '' clinton was considered inevitable to win the nomination in 2008 but ended up losing to barack obama . o'malley had previously dropped the inevitability comment in a television interview last month . the former governor , who capped off his two-day trip to the first-in-the-nation caucus state with a speech to the polk county democrats in des moines , said that although clinton is an `` eminently qualified candidate , '' the democratic party is full of `` good leaders . '' `` history is full of examples where people who are not very well known nationally can be very well known once they are willing to make their case to the people of iowa , '' o'malley said . in some polls , he has scored in the low single digits in the state . in a march cnn/orc poll of national democrats , only 1 % picked o'malley . in a january poll by bloomberg politics and the des moines register , o'malley was also at 1 % among iowa democrats . clinton , who leads most polls by upwards of 40 points , is planning to launch her presidential candidacy on sunday through a video message on social media , a person close to her campaign-in-waiting told cnn on friday . while he would n't say much about clinton , when asked about her candidacy , o'malley said , `` if leaders believe that they have the experience and the framework to move our country forward , they should run . and they should engage with voters and our country would be the better for it . '' o'malley , like other democrats , appears to refrain from directly attacking clinton . although last month on abc , he said that the presidency is `` not some crown to be passed between two families , '' he has not focused on her . he has , however , openly teased a presidential run . `` i know that , as democrats , we expect -- and i have heard this all over the country -- the democrats expect a robust conversation about the issues we face as a nation and the challenges we face , '' he said . `` they believe that that conversation needs to take place in something as important as a presidential primary . '' he concluded : `` it would be an extreme poverty indeed if there was only one person willing to compete for our party 's nomination for president . ''

Summary: <t> `` i 've seen it before , '' the former governor of maryland and possible presidential contender said . </t>  <t> in a january poll by bloomberg politics and the des moines register , o'malley was also at 1 % among iowa democrats . </t>  <t> while he would n't say much about clinton , when asked about her candidacy , o'malley said , `` if leaders believe that they have the experience and the framework to move our country forward , they should run . </t>

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( cnn ) people magazine has anointed sandra bullock the world 's most beautiful woman of 2015 , the publication revealed on wednesday . bullock , 50 , joins a long line of actresses to receive the honor , including last year 's cover girl , lupita nyong'o , and gwyneth paltrow in 2013 . she seems to be taking it all in stride , calling the whole thing `` ridiculous . '' `` real beauty is quiet . especially in this town , it 's just so hard not to say , ' oh , i need to look like that , ' `` she told people . `` no , be a good person ; be a good mom ; do a good job with the lunch ; let someone cut in front of you who looks like they 're in a bigger hurry . the people i find most beautiful are the ones who are n't trying . '' the cover story focuses on bullock 's home life with her son , louis , 5 , and her efforts to stay healthy and fit past her 40s . `` i was putting him to bed and told him that even when i 'm old and gray and more wrinkly than i am now , i 'll still love him and want to tuck him in , '' she said . `` and he asked why i have wrinkles , and i said , ' well , i hope some of them are from laughing so much . ' and he touched my face and said , ' you 're not old , you 're just happy . ' `` the oscar-winning star of movies including `` gravity , '' `` the blind side '' and `` crash '' said she 's happy with who she is . `` as long as i 'm healthy and strong and i do n't let this mind of mine run amok with insecurities about what i am not , i can look in the mirror and like who i see . '' the selection of bullock , the oldest woman to receive top honors in the history of the list , is a sign that beauty knows no age , say some . `` great choice ! gorgeous , talented , over 50 and fabulous ! that 's the way it 's done ! '' wrote one fan on people 's facebook page . also making the `` most beautiful '' cut this year : gabrielle union , ariana grande and laverne cox . the issue hits newsstands friday .

Summary: <t> the people i find most beautiful are the ones who are n't trying . </t>  <t> '' the selection of bullock , the oldest woman to receive top honors in the history of the list , is a sign that beauty knows no age , say some . </t>  <t> also making the `` most beautiful '' cut this year : gabrielle union , ariana grande and laverne cox . </t>

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( cnn ) everybody loves a good comeback story -- especially one that 's dino-sized . after its name was booted from science books for more than a century , a new study suggests that the brontosaurus belongs to its own genera , and therefore deserves its own name . o.c . marsh first named the brontosaurus in 1879 , after he received 25 crates of bones discovered at como bluff , wyoming , according to the yale peabody museum of natural history . similar to , though not as large as the apatosaurus discovered a couple of years prior , marsh named the dinosaur , `` brontosaurus , '' or `` thunder lizard . '' apatosaurus had three sacral vertebrae in its hip region and brontosaurus had five , according to the museum 's website , so marsh gave the dinosaurs two different names . later it was discovered that the number of sacral vertebrae is related to age : as the animal gets older , two of the vertebrae fuse to the sacrum . paleontologist elmer riggs concluded in 1903 that the brontosaurus was really a young apatosaurus , and therefore must go by that name , according to the museum . emanuel tschopp , a paleontologist at the nova university of lisbon , portugal , led this latest study , which took five years and included visits to 20 museums in europe and the united states to collect data . by examining `` 500 anatomical traits , '' tschopp said he was able to `` reconstruct the family tree '' of diplodocids -- the family apatosaurus and brontosaurus belong to . tschopp `` looked at every single specimen , '' according to jacques gauthier , curator of vertebrate paleontology at yale peabody museum and `` noted their characteristics , '' plugging data into an algorithm that revealed `` five species in the group of diplodocids . '' two of them are brontosaurus-like and three are apatosaurus-like , gauthier said . while his findings have earned the excitement of brontosaurus fans everywhere , tschopp said he is `` expecting a debate about the case of brontosaurus . '' `` we think we have good evidence , '' he said , `` but i know there are other research groups that do not completely agree . '' for gauthier , tschopp 's discovery means changes are coming to the original brontosaurus skeleton that has lived at the yale peabody museum of natural history since 1936 . `` we 're definitely going to have to change the label , '' he said .

Summary: <t> marsh first named the brontosaurus in 1879 , after he received 25 crates of bones discovered at como bluff , wyoming , according to the yale peabody museum of natural history . </t>  <t> paleontologist elmer riggs concluded in 1903 that the brontosaurus was really a young apatosaurus , and therefore must go by that name , according to the museum . </t>  <t> '' for gauthier , tschopp 's discovery means changes are coming to the original brontosaurus skeleton that has lived at the yale peabody museum of natural history since 1936 . </t>

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delhi ( cnn ) an international human rights group is calling for an independent investigation of the killings by police of 20 suspected red sandalwood smugglers in southeastern india . `` there must be a criminal investigation to determine whether the police used excessive force , and whether the killings amount to ' fake encounters , ' or staged extrajudicial executions '' , said abhirr vp , of amnesty international india . `` the police are not above the law , and must not be treated like they are . '' those responsible should be brought to justice , according to amnesty . `` lethal force should not be used except when strictly unavoidable in order to protect life , '' vp said . a police official , deputy inspector general kantha rao , declined comment wednesday , saying an `` investigation is still going on . '' the incident in question took place early tuesday in india 's southeastern andhra pradesh state . forest officials near the town of tirupati spotted hundreds of smugglers cutting trees for red sandalwood , rao said tuesday . the forest officials , who were unarmed , called for police . `` we saw several trees chopped down , '' rao said said . `` these guys came prepared and were heavily armed . '' rao said that the ensuing gun battle lasted more than three hours and 20 smugglers were shot . many of them came from the neighboring state of tamil nadu , he said . amnesty international said the police were claiming self-defense , alleging the suspects attacked them with stone and axes . `` however , no police official was injured , '' the amnesty statement said . `` most of the suspected smugglers were shot in the back . '' according to amnesty , india 's national human rights commission has said the incident `` involved a serious violation of human rights of the individuals , '' and that `` the opening of firing can not be justified on the ground of self defense since it resulted in the loss of lives of 20 persons . '' the commission has asked senior government and police officials to explain the actions of the police and forest officials within two weeks , amnesty said . police said sandalwood smuggling is common in the area . local media are reporting that politicians from tamil nadu have lodged a protest against the andhra pradesh government , saying the alleged smugglers were murdered in cold blood . kunal sehgal in delhi contributed to this report .

Summary: <t> `` there must be a criminal investigation to determine whether the police used excessive force , and whether the killings amount to ' fake encounters , ' or staged extrajudicial executions '' , said abhirr vp , of amnesty international india . </t>  <t> the forest officials , who were unarmed , called for police . </t>  <t> `` however , no police official was injured , '' the amnesty statement said . </t>

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