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According to Forbes magazine's Cash Kings 2012 list, Dr. Dre is thought to have earned $110 million before tax, in the last 12 months

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Dr. Dre is the biggest earner in hip-hop, thanks largely to his range of headphones and audio equipment. According to Forbes magazine's Cash Kings 2012...
Genesis has been honored at the first Progressive Music Awards held in London, alongside other bands including Pink Floyd and Rush

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British rock band Genesis has been honored at the first Progressive Music Awards held in London, alongside other bands including Pink Floyd and Rush. Genesis...
Tom Cruise and his third wife Katie Holmes divorced in July this year

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Tom Cruise’s lawyer Bert Fields has denied claims that the Church of Scientology embarked on a long-term "auditioning" process to find the actor a...
King Goodwill Zwelithini wants the government to spend $700,000 on a palace for his sixth wife

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South Africa's Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini wants the government to spend $700,000 on a palace for his sixth wife, officials say. Queen Zola Mafu, who...
Save the Children's foreign staff have been ordered to leave Pakistan within two weeks

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Save the Children's foreign staff have been ordered to leave Pakistan within two weeks, the aid agency confirms. Save the Children charity says it has...
A new study suggests that moderate exercise and a regular intake of oily fish fatty acids keeps elderly immobility at bay

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A new study suggests that moderate exercise and a regular intake of oily fish fatty acids keeps elderly immobility at bay. Findings of a recent...
Dawn satellite has left the giant Asteroid Vesta after 13 months of study

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NASA's Dawn satellite has left the giant Asteroid Vesta after 13 months of study. A signal from Dawn probe confirming that it had escaped the...
New York Fashion Week shifts into high gear with nearly 300 shows and presentations over eight days

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The Spring/Summer 2013 collections start coming down the runways on Thursday when New York Fashion Week shifts into high gear with nearly 300 shows...

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Russian model Kira Dikhtyar has revealed the horrifying extremes employed by her peers in the fashion industry ahead of catwalk appearances. As another round of...
A bad sleep may be an early sign of Alzheimer's if a study in mice also applies to people

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A bad sleep may be an early sign of Alzheimer's if a study in mice also applies to people, say researchers. Clumps of protein, called...
Bill Clinton has delivered a prime-time defence of Barack Obama, nominating the president for a second term in the White House

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Bill Clinton has delivered a prime-time defence of Barack Obama, nominating the president for a second term in the White House. Former US president’s 50-minute...
The blast happened on Wednesday night at a military storage for hand grenades in the western province of Afyon

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At least 25 soldiers have been killed and four others have been wounded during an explosion at an ammunition store in Turkey, the military...
Mario Finlayson looked as though she’d never been away as she made a triumphant return to the runway at the age of 80

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Marion Finlayson’s last catwalk appearance may have been over 60 years ago, but she looked as though she’d never been away as she made...
The distinctive red soles of Christian Louboutin shoes are entitled to trademark protection, a federal appeals court in Manhattan has ruled

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The distinctive red soles of Christian Louboutin shoes are entitled to trademark protection, a federal appeals court in Manhattan has ruled. The 2nd U.S. Circuit...
Kris Humphries appears on the cover of the new Page Six magazine, looking dapper in a tweed three-piece suit, complete with bow tie

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Kris Humphries appears on the cover of the new Page Six magazine, looking dapper in a tweed three-piece suit, complete with bow tie. However, his...
An international scientific team has published the most detailed analysis to date of the human genome

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An international scientific team has published the most detailed analysis to date of the human genome. The scientists have discovered a far larger chunk of...
BitFloor, one of the biggest Bitcoin currency exchanges, has been taken offline after 24,000 units ($250,000) of the virtual currency were stolen from its computer servers

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BitFloor, one of the biggest Bitcoin currency exchanges, has been taken offline after 24,000 units ($250,000) of the virtual currency were stolen from its...
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked the north-western part of Costa Rica triggering a tsunami warning

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A 7.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked the north-western part of Costa Rica triggering a tsunami warning, the US Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning is in...
Nancy Dell'Olio was surely the Mess of the Year after stepping out in a hideous outfit at the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2012 in London

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Nancy Dell'Olio was surely the Mess of the Year after stepping out in a hideous outfit at the GQ Men of the Year Awards...
Designers, models, singers, actors and a sprinkling of gold medal winning Olympians lit up London’s Royal Opera House for GQ magazine's annual awards

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Designers, models, singers, actors and a sprinkling of gold medal winning Olympians lit up London’s Royal Opera House for GQ magazine's annual awards. GQ (originally...
Nad's Nose Wax is the world's first DIY waxing kit designed specifically to get rid of problem nose hair

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Nad's Nose Wax is the world's first DIY waxing kit designed specifically to get rid of problem nose hair. The unisex product has been designed...
Ellen DeGeneres, America's most loved female stand-up comedian, television host and actress, finally got a star on the Walk of Fame

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Ellen DeGeneres, America's most loved female stand-up comedian, television host and actress, finally got a star on the Walk of Fame yesterday. Ellen DeGeneres, 54,...
Obese people can be physically healthy and fit and at no greater risk of heart disease or cancer than normal weight people

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Obese people can be physically healthy and fit and at no greater risk of heart disease or cancer than normal weight people, a new...
Libya wants to try Abdullah al-Senussi for crimes allegedly committed during his time as Colonel Gaddafi's right-hand man

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Mauritania has handed Muammar Gaddafi's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi over to the Libyan authorities, state media say. Libya wants to try Abdullah al-Senussi for...
Wang Lijun is charged with defection, abuse of power, and bribe-taking

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Wang Lijun, former police chief at the centre of China's biggest political scandal for years, has been charged with a number of offences, Chinese...