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Jay Leno has been sued for what it calls "racist" comments on the Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple of Amritsar

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Jay Leno has been sued for what it calls "racist" comments on the Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple of Amritsar. Indian-American Randeep Dhillon says Jay...
American Jessica Buchanan and Danish Poul Thisted, kidnapped in Somalia three months ago, have been freed in a rare US Navy Seals raid there

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Two foreign aid workers, American Jessica Buchanan and Danish Poul Thisted, kidnapped in Somalia three months ago, have been freed in a rare US...
One officer, holding a pistol in one hand and the leash of a police dog in the other, opens fire, shooting five times

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LAPD gunned down a man who was preparing to swing a metal pipe at them in the parking lot of a Carl's Jr. fast...
Fabiola Russo, the wife of Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino has defended her husband in the Italian magazine Oggi interview

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Fabiola Russo, the wife of Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino has defended her husband in the Italian magazine Oggi interview, claiming: “He is not...
Cold smoked salmon is a ready-to-eat food and has to be destroyed if Listeria monocytogenes is found.

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Mill Stream Corp. of Hancock, Maine, has destroyed its cold smoked salmon products after Listeria monocytogenes had been found in the manufacturing facility and...
Demi Moore, 49, who has appeared increasingly frail in recent weeks, was taken to a health facility by ambulance just before 11 pm last night

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Demi Moore was rushed to hospital last night where is being treated for “exhaustion”. Demi Moore, 49, who has appeared increasingly frail in recent weeks,...
Experts say that eating fried food may not be bad for the heart, as long as you use olive or sunflower oil to make it

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Experts say that eating fried food may not be bad for the heart, as long as you use olive or sunflower oil to make...
John F. Kennedy's presidential library has released the final 45 hours of his private recordings, representing the last months of JFK's life

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John F. Kennedy's presidential library has released the final 45 hours of his private recordings, representing the last months of JFK's life. The recordings include...
158 suspected members of the Islamist Boko Haram organization has been arrested in raids in the northern city of Kano by Nigerian forces

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158 suspected members of the Islamist Boko Haram organization has been arrested in raids in the northern city of Kano by Nigerian forces. Boko Haram...
Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster is raised to 16 after another body has been found inside the wreck of the vessel, officials say

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Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster is raised to 16 after another body has been found inside the wreck of the vessel, officials say. Salvage crews...
All six babies are well but under-weight, with one only weighing about 700g

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Sharah is an Afghan mother who has given birth to sextuplets at a hospital in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. The mother was not aware...
Deaths drom heart pills in Punjab, Pakistan

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Over 36 people have died in the past four weeks from taking oral drugs in Punjab province, Pakistan. The medicines were provided for free to...
Hugo, the 3D epic adventure film directed by Martin Scorsese, leads the charge at 2012 Academy Awards with 11 nominations

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Hugo, the 3D epic adventure film directed by Martin Scorsese, leads the charge at 2012 Academy Awards with 11 nominations, including best film and...

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BEST PICTURE War Horse The Tree of Life The Artist Moneyball The Descendants Midnight in Paris The Help Hugo Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close BEST DIRECTOR Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist Alexander Payne - The Descendants Martin...
A heard of grieving elephants gathers round the lifeless body of Lola, a three-month-old calf, after she died of a heart defect

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A heard of grieving elephants gathers round the lifeless body of Lola, a three-month-old calf, after she died of a heart defect. Lola was due...
McDonald's became the subject of an outburst of vitriolic hatred on Twitter when critics hijacked a promotional hash-tag created by the fast-food giant

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McDonald's became the subject of an outburst of vitriolic hatred on Twitter when critics hijacked a promotional hash-tag created by the fast-food giant. The critics...
Radiation from Sunday's flare arrived at Earth an hour later and will probably continue through until Wednesday

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Specialists announce that the sun is today bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in almost seven years, with more to come...
Researchers say that interacting within a group, such as taking part in jury deliberations or mingling at a cocktail party, can lower your intelligence

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Researchers say that interacting within a group, such as taking part in jury deliberations or mingling at a cocktail party, can lower your intelligence,...
Prostate cancer screening is performed by two methods: the digital rectal examination (DRE), and the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test.

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Recent studies emphasized the negative influence exerted by obesity on the risk to develop prostate cancer, the diagnostic and the recovery after surgical treatment. A...
Kim Kardashian spoke up publicly about her divorce from Kris Humphries, as she stepped in to perform co-hosting duties on Live with Kelly in New York City

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For the first time, Kim Kardashian spoke up publicly about her divorce from Kris Humphries, as she stepped in to perform co-hosting duties on Live with...

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Researchers say that early results from the world's first human trial using embryonic stem cells to treat diseases of the eye suggest the method...

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A huge dome of freshwater that is developing in the western Arctic Ocean has been detected by British scientists. The bulge is some 8,000 cubic...

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Ankle has the most satisfying spot to scratch, according to researchers at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina. In a study, published...
Powerful storms hit Alabama early this morning in an area that has not yet fully recovered from tornadoes that left the community in despair last year

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Powerful storms hit Alabama early this morning in an area that has not yet fully recovered from tornadoes that left the community in despair...
Radiation therapy alone has been the most common treatment used in brain tumor.

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Chemotherapy added to radiation therapy almost doubled the median survival time in patients with a rare form of brain tumor (oligodendroglioma) that carries a...